A Danger That Can Strike at Any Time – Stroke

'I say I owe her my life because ... I couldn’t have gotten out by myself,' Coy told CNN.

Cara said she didn't have time to contemplate what was happening when she dived into the pond - a family spot she has grown up around - to save her helpless grandfather.

'I didn’t think much at all,' she told CNN.  'I just jumped down in there. It was over Papa’s head, I knew that.'

Cara managed to keep Coy's head above water and pull him into shore. She then managed to drag her grandpa, who weighs 230 pounds, a quarter of a mile to his car.

'He’s leaning on me, and I’m basically carrying him,' Cara said. 'It was the hardest thing I have ever done.'

But there was no way Coy could drive, and his cellphone fell from his pocket in the water. With no other option, Cara put Coy in the car and jumped in the driver’s seat. She navigated the three-mile back road through the forest to her grandparents’ house. Fortunately, it wasn't the first time Cara had been behind the wheel.

'Well, it was kinda hard, but I had I done it a couple times before,' she said afterwards.

Coy was then rushed to hospital by his wife Esca and spent six days recovering. Doctors discovered a small aneurysm.

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