A rather amazing flood rescue story from Nashville. Man on Jet Ski grabs woman from burning home.

Excerpts from an article by Dennis Ferrier, WSMV-TV:

The owner of a house that exploded in flames Monday along the flooded Cumberland River said she’s alive after being rescued by a man on a Jet Ski.

Leslie Bills’ Pennington Bend home caught fire while being enveloped by rising floodwater.

“We were just an island We were totally surrounded by water. So, here I am just calling 911 (asking), ‘What do we do?’ And they’re saying, ‘Stay on the line. Don’t jump into the river because of the undertow. Your house might blow up,’” said Bills. “About that time, we started seeing more smoke. (The 911 operator said), ‘Get blankets, put them into the water, get them wet, put them over you so you won’t burn. Be prepared for an explosion.’ Now, I’m thinking, ‘Do I want to burn, or do I want to drown?’”

Then, a locksmith named Bill Krauser came to her rescue on a Jet Ski.

“I look up and there’s an angel on a Jet Ski. God sent me an angel on a Jet Ski. I yelled at him, ‘Can you please check and see what’s coming out of that garage?’ He went and looked in and saw the fire had taken over and was getting ready to attack the cars. He said, ‘We have to get out of here.’ He said, ‘Jump on the Jet Ski,’” said Bills. “So, he jumps on his Jet Ski. I grab the dog, Juice, (and) get on the Jet Ski with him. We got 20 yards away, and ‘kaboom’ — the house blew up. This man saved my life.”

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• Video: LAFD rescues one from the Los Angeles River. – November 22, 2010
• Teenagers pull man from burning Georgetown, Ohio home. Second time within minutes that one of the teens saved a life. – August 16, 2011
• Firefighters say rules wouldn’t allow them to go beyond ankle deep to reach drowning man in lake three feet deep. Inquest in UK brings out similarities to Alameda, CA case. – February 22, 2012