By LaToya Gayle, People | The incident occurred during a trip honoring America’s 250th birthday at Pearl Harbor. Two high school band members are being praised after their quick thinking saved a man from drowning in Hawaii.
After a performance honoring America’s 250th birthday at Pearl Harbor with the Mississippi Lions All-State Band, Griffin Johnson and Mason Crawford went sightseeing off Waikiki Beach, WLOX News reported.
The pair instinctively rushed into the water when they heard a man screaming for help 300 yards offshore.
“It was kind of scary, but it was just in the heat of the moment,” Crawford, a junior at Picayune Memorial High School, told the outlet.
The incident comes after Johnson, a Long Beach High School student, spent the last three years working as a lifeguard at the Pass Christian Yacht Club.
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Photo: Mississppi Lions All-State Band | Photo from their website
