Unbelievable Act Of Heroism

Josh McQuoid

A 12-year-old New Zealand boy, who was swept out to sea by rough waters, was rescued by beach goers after they formed a human chain to pull him back to shore.

According to One News in New Zealand the boy, Josh McQuoid, was playing with a friend along the water’s edge on Marine Parade in Napier, New Zealand when he was whisked out to sea.

McQuoid was dragged nearly 500 feet along the beach and fought eight long minutes for air against the pounding surf.

A local police officer, Constable Paul Bailey, was the first one into the water to attempt to rescue McQuoid but had a difficult time holding on to him. Another officer instructed others to form a human chain from the shoreline into the water to bring McQuoid and Bailey to safety.

Once McQuoid was pulled from the waves, he was unresponsive and his rescuers stepped in yet again to revive him before he was taken to a local hospital.

Here is the amazing raw video of the rescue...