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Three Red Hook teens credited with saving boy's life
Bill Williams is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media three teenagers from Red Hook are being celebrated after they saved the life of a drowning boy in Massachusetts last week. At about 2:30 p.m. on July 28, Will Anagnos, Kyle Richardson and Colby Denassutti were fishing off a bridge on the Centerville River near Craigville Beach on Cape Cod, when a 15-year-old boy jumped from the bridge into the river and went under the water. “We saw him bobbing up and down, and struggling to stay afloat. I couldn’t see him,” Anagnos said. Anagnos and Richardson jumped in the water to rescue the boy and were able to pull him to shore with Denassutti's help. Others in the area called 911 and emergency responders arrived shortly after the unconscious boy was pulled from the water. The 15-year-old was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital with serious injuries, fire officials said. Anagnos, who is an Eagle Scout, said he considers himself a good swimmer. “He’s had some training in swimming and knows what to do when there’s an emergency,” his mother Gidget Anagnos, said. When news of the trio's heroic response reached Red Hook, local organizations, including the Red Hook Police, Tivoli Fire Department and Red Hook school district, all announced the news on social media. The report included no word on the extent of the jumper's injuries or his current condition. Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.