A Chicago police officer is being regarded as a heroine after she risked her own life to save a drowning (溺水的) woman.
Officer Joanna Tys arrived to North Avenue beach around 5:30 a.m. after she saw a swimmer in distress and called 911. At first, Tys said she was not certain to go in because she knew the Chicago Fire Department’s specially-trained Marine Unit was on the way. But when she heard their time of arrival, she jumped in and started swimming.
“Four minutes is a long time,” said Tys. “The lady was out there for 15 to 20 minutes already. So I decided it was time for me to jump in. I looked at one of my coworkers, and we signaled (示意) to each other. I jumped in. I started swimming towards her. Halfway, I started to really get tired. But I heard my coworkers telling me: keep going, keep going.”
Tys reached the 26-year-old woman, wrapped (围紧) her arm around her, and was able to hold her above the surface until the CFD Marine Unit arrived.
“She was just saying over and over again how happy she is that I saved her life, and how much she loves me. It was a really great moment (片刻) ,” said Tys. “That was probably the best moment in my working life.”
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