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Man rescued from Geist Reservoir

A man may owe his life to the woman who helped pull him from his vehicle after his brakes failed and sent him into Geist Reservoir early Thursday morning.

The man was driving southbound on Geist Road at around 1:50 am, approaching Fall Creek Road. As he attempted to stop for the intersection, his brakes failed to respond and his car went through the intersection, through a treeline, and landed upside-down in about 4 feet of water.

Paula Hughel heard the crash behind her home on Spruance Court, and ran to the water to assist. She waded into the lake and assisted the driver from his vehicle and to shore, where she and her son, Andrew, tended to the man's wounds until the Fishers Fire Department arrived.

The man's injuries were not life threatening, and he was transported to Riverview Hospital for further treatment.

Hughel said the training she received while going through Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts with her sons paid off during the incident.

Fishers Fire Department divers checked the car to verify there were no other occupants, then assisted Garner's Towing with removing the vehicle from the reservoir.   

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