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Chasid hero of Hudson plane crash in second daring river rescue

February 5, 2016 13:11
Scott Koen (Photo: Facebook)

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

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A woman who jumped off a bridge and broke her leg was saved by strictly-Orthodox volunteers who had been searching the river for the body of their friend.

A group of men from the Orthodox New Square village in New York were looking for David Ahronowitz, who died jumping off the George Washington Bridge in January, when they saw a 25-year-old woman make the same leap.

After his group called the emergency services, Scott Koen, 58, guided a police helicopter to where the woman was struggling, only to find that she was unable to climb the rope ladder.

He leapt in to complete the rescue.