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Georgia Sorority Sisters Save Mother and Children from Drowning in Creek

Five University of Georgia students heroically rescued a family after their car plunged into a creek, performing life-saving CPR on a child.

  • Five University of Georgia sorority sisters saved a mother and her two sons from a sinking SUV in rural Georgia.
  • The students were on a trip to Savannah when they spotted the vehicle in the creek and immediately intervened.
  • One of the children, a four-year-old boy, was underwater and unconscious; he was revived through CPR administered by one of the students, a former lifeguard.
  • Local authorities praised the sorority members' quick action, crediting them with saving the lives of the mother and her children.
  • The heroic students were made honorary deputies by the Burke County Sheriff's Department in recognition of their bravery.
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