Dramatic rescue of elderly driver stuck in sinking car - VIDEO

An elderly driver was saved from his sinking car by three heroic rescuers after it plunged into a freezing cold river.Terry Skingle, 73, feared he was going to die after his £45,000 Lexus RX400 Hybrid crashed through metal railings into the River Can in Chelmsford, Essex, on Wednesday morning.The retired car salesman’s dramatic rescue was caught on camera after his foot slipped from the brake on to the accelerator.‘I spoke to the guys who rescued me briefly at the hospital and they were very modest,’ he explained.‘But they are true heroes in my eyes. I know I would have drowned if they hadn’t rescued me.‘I was trapped and was going down with the car. They didn’t hesitate and jumped straight in.’The footage shows two men in the middle of the river dragging the car to shallower water as Mr Skingle tries to get free.His distraught wife and daughter watched on in horror as the vehicle suddenly began to sink before another passer-by jumped in to the water.The motorist managed to keep his head above water before fire crews arrived and cut him free.Spencer Turner, 23, who helped with the rescue, said: ‘I jumped in and swam over but I couldn’t get the man out because the car was locked.‘Another gentleman was in the water too and helped me get the vehicle to the side.‘We’re not heroes; we just did what anyone else would do in that situation.’Two police officers later also climbed into the water and Mr Skingle is today recovering at home without any serious injuries.(metro.co.uk)ANN.Az