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A brave couple saved six lives after a boat exploded on the Thames.
Josh Hobbs, 35, and 34-year-old Hannah Lloyd Hobbs, both jumped into the river to rescue four children and two adults, including an 18-month-old baby, and reported news outlets SWNS and other outlets.
The couple said they were there “The right place at the right time” On Saturday, May 31st, when they witnessed the flames, police described it as an act of “heroic courage.”
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“It was less than 10 minutes’ walk about 100 metres from the river,” Hobbs told SWNS.
Josh Hobbs, 35, and Hannah Lloyd Hobbs, 34, jumped into the river to save four children and two adults, including an 18-month-old baby. (Josh Hobbs & Hannah Lloyd-Hobbs/SWNS)
He added, “It was an almighty bang for the air pressure to hit your head.”
Lloyd Hobbs initially thought it was a confetti cannon, she said, but her husband said. Suspicion of gas barbecue It exploded.
They immediately heard desperate screams from the boat and sprinted towards the scene.
“They were screaming, saying they couldn’t swim.”
People on the boat were screaming, “I couldn’t swim,” Hobbs said. “We tried to reassure them that two outcomes would be better for a river jump.”
Some people on board finally plunged into the water.
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“One of them was 18 months old. Hannah quickly dived to grab the baby,” he said.
Holding his dog leash, he cried out to the others. Get off the boat He said while his wife helped put the baby in the bank.
When the boat started to burn, Lloyd Hobbs initially thought it was a confetti cannon, but her husband suspected that the gas barbecue had exploded. (Josh Hobbs & Hannah Lloyd-Hobbs/SWNS)
She told SWNS “I handed the child to Josh before I left for myself.”
He then jumped in and helped Other kidsThree of them reportedly were unable to swim. “I remember grabbing two young kids and taking them to the bank and then coming back more,” he said.
He realized that his family was desperately 3 years old and said, “I grabbed the child too.”
“At one point, I had four people hanging from me.”
He also said he saw the woman struggling underwater and pulling her safely. “I think her husband also paniced and grabbed me,” he said.
Stomping on the water and screaming for help, Hobbs was able to take the 3-year-old to another bystander. His wife was with the baby. “At one point, four of me were hanging out,” Hobbs recalls.
The explosions were heard for miles, attracting crowds, and everyone was drawn from the water, Manage first aidreported by SWNS.
Police confirmed that five adults and four children ended up in the water after exploding on the boat. (Josh Hobbs & Hannah Lloyd-Hobbs/SWNS)
The group only felt safe when the ambulance crew arrived at the scene.
Wiltshire police confirmed that five adults and four children, ages 18 months old, and five years old, were underwater.
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Nine people were hospitalized and three were in stable condition. According to SWNS, some have suffered potential life-changing injuries.
“It’s a miracle that was nothing fatal… a lot of it has to be placed in the two of them’ responses,” said Detective Principal Joe Garity of the Wiltshire Police Department. [vacationers] From Wales, where I happened to pass. ”
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“Without their own safety, they jumped into the Thames to save the lives of those involved.”
“It was a miracle and there were no deaths.”
Hobbs said they are in contact with police to check on those rescued.
“In the heat of the moment, we just did what we did,” he told SWNS.
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Lloyd Hobbs added: “I hope my family is fine, but I hope for a quick recovery.”
