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The Burrillville Middle School student, whose parents, Matt Dupuis and Lisa Beausoleil, are both first responders with the Pascoag Fire Department, knew what to do immediately and quickly swam out to his classmate. “I jumped in and swam to him. He grabbed onto me and I went underwater, but I was able to get us back up,” Dupuis recalled of the panicked moment to
As for how he feels about being seen as a local hero, Dupuis told WPRI-TV, “I don’t really think of myself as a hero. I know a lot of first responders save people every day and anyone could have done what I did.”Man Who Discovered Okla.