JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A dramatic rescue — captured on digital camera.

A gaggle of Jacksonville flag soccer gamers pulled a person to security after driving his automotive into an Arlington park pond.

“We all jumped in the water and went in there after him,” participant Abereon Brown stated.

The video has been shared tons of of hundreds of instances on social media and the gamers are being praised for his or her fast pondering to assist pull the person out alive.

It all began as certainly one of their weekly match-ups at Blue Cypress Park Saturday. The sport shortly changed into a rescue.

“It was about 2 p.m. It was a regular day,” stated Sean Battles, a referee. “I was reffing the game and one of the guys pointed over here saying there was a car in here.”

That’s after they all jumped into motion to assist the stranger.

A white automotive, with the driving force nonetheless inside, was shortly taking over water in the midst of a close-by pond.

Cell telephone video captured the moments after a number of gamers jumped in and pushed the automotive nearer to land.

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Justin Johnson and Brown rushed with their teammates and opponents to assist.

Brown stated he was pondering, “Save him. Honestly, just save him.”

They couldn’t pry the home windows or doorways open. That’s when a person climbed via a gap within the trunk to assist pull the driving force out.

“He didn’t wanna come out. He had a hold of that steering wheel so we were just sitting there fighting. I know he didn’t wanna let go he was telling us to let him go, but we just couldn’t let the at happen,” Johnson stated.

“We’ve got you. It’s okay, it’s okay,” they informed the driving force.

Eventually, they pulled the person to security till first responders arrived on the scene.

The gamers have a message for the person within the automotive.

“That we love you. Come out here and play with us. We’re a family. We don’t judge nobody,” Johnson stated.

All of the lads News4JAX spoke to wished to let the person and his household know they’re holding him of their ideas and prayers.

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A member of the family of the person stated the person is anticipated to bodily get better.