Teens On Vacation Jump Off Bridge To Rescue 15-Year-Old Boy From Drowning

Barnstable, Massachusetts -- A 15-year-old boy in distress was rescued from the water by three teenagers on a holiday in Massachusetts.

The teenagers from Red Hook, New York, were fishing from the bridge when they spotted the boy desperately trying to stay afloat in the river near Craigville Beach.

While two of the teens jumped in after him, the third stayed on the bridge and kept watch, according to NBC10 Boston.

"He was bobbing up and down in the water and then he went under, and I couldn't see him. I didn't really know what to do," said one of the boys, Will Anagnos, according to CBS News.

"I just pulled him out from under the water and then I brought him back to shore,” Anagnos added.

"I feel good, we saved someone's life," Kyle Richardson told the outlet. "But it was kind of scary in the moment. Really nerve-wracking."

The teens managed to bring the unconscious 15-year-old to the shore by the time lifeguards arrived, along with the emergency crew.

The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The three young New Yorkers claimed the 15-year-old was pushed into the water by a friend. They said onlookers simply watched and laughed while the boy yelled he couldn’t swim, prompting them to save him from drowning.

“I thought he was joking at first because he wasn’t screaming and then once he went under the water and didn’t come back up that I knew he was drowning,” Anagnos told 7News Boston WHDH.

“Their friends didn’t really help at all,” added one of the teens, Colby Benassuti. “They didn’t want anything to do with it. They were kinda just laughing, recording him.”

Officials praised the teenagers for springing into action and saving the boy’s life.

“These are incredible young heroes,” Lieutenant Zachary Hunter of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Fire Department told the outlet. “We’re lucky to have them on vacation here.”

Anagnos’ mother said years of swim lessons, water safety and experience as an Eagle Scout came in handy when her son jumped in to save the boy.

"He's had some training in swimming and things and what to do when there's an emergency," the mother Gidget Anagnos told CBS Boston. "You don't really think about it, you just do it."

"My kids are humble, and they do the right thing when needed," she added. "He pulled it off today. I'm overwhelmed."