TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- A man's love of fish likely saved a young woman's life early Monday afternoon.
Chad Stafstall of Wolf Construction was headed to a job site in Tecumseh when we pulled into the boat ramp off NE Seward Ave. to check the Kansas River level to see if it would be good for fishing.
When he got out of his truck, Shafstall heard a woman screaming for help. He found her clinging to a tree branch with water up to her shoulders.
The Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Office said the woman, 28 year-old Jennifer Webb, had called 911 moments earlier, saying she was in the water and couldn't swim. Shafstall also called 911, then went into the water and grabbed her, using the trees and bank to work their way back to shore.
"She couldn't have gotten any luckier with me or anyone in my company," Shafstall said. "I spent my life in Rossville, swimming in the river and then in the Coast Guard, so some additional training."
"She was scared which bothered me more than anything," he added.
Both Shafstall and Webb came out the incident muddy - but safe.
You can see video of this at:
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Clinging-To-Branch-Woman-Saved-From-Kansas-River-307428401.html
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