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Thursday, February 9, 2012
BRIDGEPORT,AL. - Authorities say a man quickly dove into the Tennessee River after seeing his girlfriend's car sinking and then drown in the fast-moving water.
Police say he might not have realized that his girlfriend had already escaped from the car, and had been helped to shore by a fisherman.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/AcO3OO) that 25-year-old Christopher Heaton of Jasper, Tenn., died after the Tuesday evening rescue attempt near Bridgeport, Ala.
Police said he had driven to the spot where they were to meet near a boat ramp, when he saw her car sinking and immediately dove into the water.
Jackson County Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen said the woman, whose name wasn't released, was taken to a hospital in Scottsboro, Ala., where she was treated for bruises and hypothermia.
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