Three-year-old Nico heard a woman cry for help and jumped into the water to guide her to shore . Signs at the Ventura beach warn visitors about venturing into the water . Nico 's owners Dan and Vivian Clarke had only just adopted him . A 3-year-old boy drowned in Santa Barbara County on Sunday after jumping off of his family's dock while playing with other children, authorities said. and they did n't know he was capable of such a feat .
Three-year-old Nico heard a woman cry for help and jumped into the water to guide her to shore . Signs at the Ventura beach warn visitors about venturing into the water . Nico 's owners Dan and Vivian Clarke had only just adopted him . The couple said Nico had no aquatic training and they did n't know he was capable of such a feat .