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Driver Rescued From Car That Plunged Into Lake
Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:27 AM
BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio — A Columbus man was credited with saving the life of a driver who crashed his car into Buckeye
Lake on Wednesday night.
Jonathan Blackwell was fishing near a boat ramp on the lake's north shore when a car drove into the water and flipped onto its top.
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Blackwell ran to the car, opened the door and used a knife to cut Robert Hewitt, 71, free from his seat belt.
Hewitt was hospitalized after the incident, although he did not appear to be injured.
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