A wedding photoshoot in Canada took an unexpected turn when the groom jumped into a lake to rescue a young boy from drowning. Clayton and Brittany Cook were posing for wedding photos on a park bridge in Kitchener, Ontario, when Clayton noticed a child in distress in the water.
Without hesitation, Mr Cook leapt into Victoria Park Lake, still wearing his suit, and pulled the boy to safety. He told the BBC that he had been keeping an eye on the children as they followed the couple, and when he saw only two on the rock ledge, he realised the third was struggling to keep his head above water.
Brittany Cook initially thought her husband had jumped in as a joke, but soon realised the seriousness of the situation. Wedding photographer Darren Hatt continued capturing the event, saying, 'As soon as I could turn around he had already plunked him on the ground outside the river. So I just kept on capturing the story of the day, including this.'
The boy appeared fine, albeit shaken, and left with an older sibling. Mrs Cook praised her husband's quick thinking and selfless action, stating, 'That's Clay to me. It's something he would just instinctively do.'
