Stamford Police say two are "heroes" for saving a life at Cummings Beach

These two men, Carlos Manuel Escobar Bonilla (left) and Luis Montano (right), are credited with saving a man’s life at Cummings Beach on Tuesday night at approximately 11:10 pm according to the Stamford Police Department. 

Stamford Police say Holdover Units responded to a report of a man drowning at Cummings Beach. Carlos Manuel Escobar Bonilla stated "he saw the man in the water was having trouble, so his friend Luis Montano quickly took off his clothes and dove into the water to save the man". Montano was able to grab the drowning victim, who was now underwater about twenty yards out in the Long Island Sound.  

"Montano pulled the victim to the shoreline where  Bonilla assisted with lifting the unconscious male out of the water.  The two carried the unconscious male up to the parking area and Bonilla quickly began CPR.  After about a minute of performing CPR, the victim began to cough and breathe on his own," police say.

Stamford EMS and Fire arrived and then continued life-saving measures. The victim was then transported by Stamford EMS to Stamford Hospital and is currently in the ICU, but expected to survive.

"Congratulations to these two HEROES!" police say.

*Image courtesy Stamford Police social media