Huntley, Ill. – An Illinois Army National Guard corporal helped save a woman’s life by diving into the murky water of a retention pond and pulling her from the overturned submerged vehicle, according to the Illinois State Police.
Nathan Pratt Jennings, 26, of Machesney Park was one of about 10 people who helped after the Aug. 3 single-vehicle accident off Interstate 90, the police said. Jennings was driving home from work on Interstate 90 at around 3 p.m. Friday (Aug. 3) when he spotted a “big splash” in a retention pond from the corner of his eye, he said. “I hunt geese, so I knew whatever made that splash had to be big.”
He stopped, put his car in reverse, and ran to the pond where he saw a car on its roof sinking into...
