Groom rescues 'panicked' boy from water during wedding photo shoot
Clay and Brittany Cook never expected to save a life on their wedding day   but thanks to the groom ' s quick thinking   a little boy was rescued from a nearby creek . As the couple snapped photos together in Victoria Park in Kitchener   Canada   on Sept . 22   the groom said he noticed two children looking over a ledge into the water nearby . Clay Cook said he wandered over to the children   who were 40 to 50 yards away   while his wife was getting her solo bridal photos taken to “ double check ” that everything was okay . That ' s when he saw the third child struggling in the water . You could see it on his face  ” Clay Cook   31   told ABC News . “ I ’ m lucky I walked over when I did .” “ It all happened so fast . When I saw him in there and he was struggling   I knew I needed to react  ”  Clay Cook  added . “ He was in a bit of trouble and I needed to get him out of there .” Hatt Photography Without hesitation   the groom said he jumped in to grab the boy . Hatt Photography “ There was a ledge I was able to jump over and hang on to the top . I almost couldn ’ t reach him to get him out  "  Clay Cook  said . Luckily   he said he was able to pull the boy out of the water by his wrist . “ He couldn ’ t swim  ” said  Clay Cook  . “ Honestly   he was three feet from the ledge and he couldn ’ t get himself back in ." Hatt Photography The couple ' s wedding photographer   Darren Hatt   captured the rescue on camera . “ I spun around and saw Clayton had this little boy   bringing him back up to the ground  ” Hatt told ABC News . “ This was just a continuation of their story   albeit a little bit of a strange twist .” Hatt Photography An older girl came over to get the little boy shortly after he was pulled from the water . “ He seemed like he was in shock . He didn ’ t say a word  ” Brittany Clay   31   said . She added that the girl appeared to be his big sister . The newlyweds said they still don ’ t know who the little boy is   but they ’ re glad the situation ended safely . “ I was in the right place at the right time and did the right thing . It ’ s a simple as that  ” said Clay Cook . “ It feels good to make sure he was safe and it ended the way it did .
Groom rescues 'panicked' boy from water during wedding photo shoot
Clay and Brittany Cook never expected to save a life on their wedding day   but thanks to the groom ' s quick thinking   a little boy was rescued from a nearby creek. As the couple snapped photos together in Victoria Park in Kitchener   Canada   on Sept. 22   the groom said he noticed two children looking over a ledge into the water nearby. Clay Cook said he wandered over to the children   who were 40 to 50 yards away   while his wife was getting her solo bridal photos taken to “ double check ” that everything was okay. That ' s when he saw the third child struggling in the water. You could see it on his face  ” Clay Cook   31   told ABC News. “ I ’ m lucky I walked over when I did. ” “ It all happened so fast. When I saw him in there and he was struggling   I knew I needed to react  ”  Clay Cook  added. “ He was in a bit of trouble and I needed to get him out of there. ” Hatt Photography Without hesitation   the groom said he jumped in to grab the boy. Hatt Photography “ There was a ledge I was able to jump over and hang on to the top. I almost couldn ’ t reach him to get him out  "  Clay Cook  said. Luckily   he said he was able to pull the boy out of the water by his wrist. “ He couldn ’ t swim  ” said  Clay Cook. “ Honestly   he was three feet from the ledge and he couldn ’ t get himself back in. " Hatt Photography The couple ' s wedding photographer   Darren Hatt   captured the rescue on camera. “ I spun around and saw Clayton had this little boy   bringing him back up to the ground  ” Hatt told ABC News. “ This was just a continuation of their story   albeit a little bit of a strange twist. ” Hatt Photography An older girl came over to get the little boy shortly after he was pulled from the water. “ He seemed like he was in shock. He didn ’ t say a word  ” Brittany Clay   31   said. She added that the girl appeared to be his big sister. The newlyweds said they still don ’ t know who the little boy is   but they ’ re glad the situation ended safely. “ I was in the right place at the right time and did the right thing. It ’ s a simple as that  ” said Clay Cook. “ It feels good to make sure he was safe and it ended the way it did.