Fort Carson Soldier's Life Saved by 12 Year Old

Soldier: 12-year-old boy saved my life
WTVR News
by Nick Dutton
October 12, 2013

LAKE GEORGE, Colo. (KRDO) — A soldier is crediting a 12-year-old boy with saving his life after rough waters tipped over his kayak in Lake George, Colorado.

“I was fearing for my life,” said Staff Sgt. Wesley Patton, a Fort Carson soldier.

Patton never dreamed something bad would happen when he went out on the 11-mile reservoir.

But once the water turned choppy, his kayak flipped last Sunday.

Luckily, 12-year-old Adin Pruett and his dad were fishing nearby.

“I yelled to him, “Are you okay?’ And he said, “Uh yeah,’” Pruett

However, things quickly took a turn as the kayak filled with water and the boat began to pull him under.

That’s because Patton was tangled in his nets and fishing gear while the kayak began to sink. At that point, Adin said he asked again if Patton needed help. He replied that he did.

Adin then started tossing anything from his boat to save him.
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