Luisa Castro, a woman who was driving near South Padre Island at over twice the legal alcohol limit, was saved from drowning by four current Iowa State University and two former players on Spring Break.
Among her rescuers were current ISU football players Jack Spreen, Josh Jahlas, Spencer Benton, and Anthony Lazard. Former players Matt Swoyer and Joe Doran of Paton, Ia., also assisted in the rescue.
Soon they got to Castro, who was trapped in her car and trying to get free.
The three fought to break her loose, punching at the vehicle’s front window. She kicked at it. Nothing seemed to work.
“I was getting worried that we were going to watch this girl drown to death, because no matter how hard we were hitting it, it wasn’t cracking or spidering for a while,” Lazard said.
Castro managed to break a small hole in the front windshield, and the three men took it from there. They created a large enough gap to pull her out.
