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Beach worker saves grieving father from rip current

HORSES FROM A DISTANCE IN THEIR HABITAT. >>> ANOTHER WARNING TO A REMARKABLE RESCUE ALONG OUTER BANKS AFTER A FATHER RELEASING HIS DAUGHTER'S ASHES INTO THE OCEAN GOT CAUGHT INTO RIP CURRENT. FAMILY MEMBERS TRIED TO HELP BUT THE 71-YEAR-OLD MAN IS ALIVE THANKS TO A STRANGER AND HIS SURF BOARD. JOE FISHER REPORTS. >> Reporter: BY THE OCEAN LOVED ONES GATHERED TO SAY A FINAL GOOD-BYE TO CARY CANE WHO DIED SUDDENLY LAST YEAR. >> WE WERE UNABLE TO GET TOGETHER DUE TO COVID. >> Reporter: ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHANNON SMITH WALKED INTO THE WATER WITH HER FATHER TO RELEASE HER SISTER'S ASHES. >> KIND OF GOT THE FEELING FROM HIM THAT HE MIGHT HAVE NEEDED A MINUTE TO HIMSELF. >> Reporter: WHEN THE BIODEGRADABLE URN DIDN'T SINK HER DAD DENNIS NOW ALONE WENT FURTHER INTO THE WATER. >> WE HAD TO RUN TO GET TO HOW FAR THEY HAD GONE OUT. >> Reporter: MOLLY GEORGE CALLED 911 AS FAMILY MEMBERS SCREAMED FOR HELP. >> IT'S JUST THAT KIND OF HOPELESS FEELING STANDING ON THE SHORE AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING? I LOST MY MOM. I'VE LOST MY SISTER. MY DAD IS OUT THERE. >> Reporter: HE WAS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT AND TREADING WATER IN A PANIC AND WAITING FOR A RESCUE TEAM. THE FAMILY FLAGGED DOWN HELP. >> IN THE EVENING TIME I WENT TO PICK THEM UP. >> Reporter: ADAM GRABBED HIS SURF BOARD AND JUMPED IN. >> I COULD TELL HE NEEDED HELP BECAUSE HE IS LAYING ON HIS BACK ARMS BARELY OUT, HEAD BARELY OUT AND WAVES STILL COMING. >> Reporter: THE 71-YEAR-OLD STAYED AFLOAT FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE DRAGGED TO SHORE. >> HE WAS VERY WASHED, PALE. >> Reporter: HE WAS EXHAUSTED AND MEDICS ARRIVED MINUTES LATER WITH MUCH NEEDED OXYGEN. >> I AM HAPPY I SAVED THE MAN'S LIFE, SURE. THIS IS A LOT FOR ME. I AM NOT USED TO THIS AT ALL. IT'S KIND OF ALL NEW AND A LITTLE STRANGE. >> HE DIDN'T HESITATE AT ALL. HE RAN STRAIGHT INTO WATER THAT EVERYONE KNEW WAS DANGEROUS. >> Reporter: DENNIS AND ADAM REUNITED THE NEXT DAY, SMITH POSTING ON FACEBOOK NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE SURF BOARDS. >> PEOPLE WITH CHANGE THE COURSE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE, AN ENTIRE FAMILY'S LIFE, IN AN INSTANT. >> Reporter: A FAMILY HIT WITH A TRAGEDY AND SPARED FROM ANOTHER. I AM JOE FISHER, WRAL NEWS. >>> WE HAVE A FEW LIFE SAVING TIPS TO SURVIVE IF YOU ARE EVER CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. BEFORE GOING IN THE WATER CHECK IF IT'S SAFE. CURRENTS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. OCEAN RESCUE TEAMS SAY TO LOOK FOR A BREAK IN THE WAVES. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WATER MOVING BACKWARDS IN THE CURRENT. IF CAUGHT, REMAIN CALM. I KNOW THAT IS SO HARD TO THINK ABOUT. EXPERTS SAY YOU NEED TO LEARN TO TREAD WATER OR FLOAT BEFORE GOING IN THE WATER. NEVER SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. GO PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. REMEMBER IF YOU NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY RAISE YOUR HAND AND YELL OUT FOR RESCUE.

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