Flat Bridge hero would love a national award

Little over 30 years ago, though she was nine months pregnant, when Donna Williams saw a car plunge into the Rio Cobre, her only thought was to help.

“A Lada was coming from Ochi side to Spanish Town and it a come with a speed and just plunge off in the river. Mi run off like mi nuh have nothing inside of mi. Mi see four man in the water and mi see about two a dem go down and mi know say dem dead, and a next person rescue one. Mi memba say mi see one up a the top and mi run go back up there and start do mi ting,” she said.

“Him say him can’t swim and mi in deh with a stick and him in the water and it just a box the two a we left and right and mi manage to pull him out. The next day I feel some pain inna mi belly bottom when mi come out come sell and it was like blessing because mi sell all of mi goods that day. Couple days after mi have baby,” Williams added.