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Hero Waitress Pulls Woman From River

Published: June 18, 2007

Leah Sargent acted quickly and saved the life of an unconscious woman floating in the Potomac River on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old waitress from Falls Church, Va., was getting to work at a Nick’s Riverside Grill in the Georgetown section of Washington D.C., when bystanders approached her and asked for rope and her help.

She reacted quickly and jumped in to save the woman.

“Just trying to help someone,” said Sargent of the rescue.

How the woman ended up in the river is unclear, but she was in expected to recover.

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