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Airman rescues woman, son from river
Home on leave from basic training
Friday, December 24, 2004 Posted: 9:17 PM EST (0217 GMT)

TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) -- An airman home on leave from basic training jumped into the frigid water of the Arkansas River to save a mother and her 2-year-old son after their car lost control and crashed.

It was a happy ending Thursday for Detura Bills, 34, her young son and Joshua Johnson, who had just proposed marriage to his fiancee when he became part of a dramatic rescue.

Bills' car, which swerved to avoid hitting a pickup truck that had cut in front of her, crashed into the water. Johnson, 18, who saw the accident from his own car, jumped in after her.

"I tried to open the door, and it was locked," Johnson said. "I banged on the top and told her to unlock the door, so she did. I helped her open the door. She got out, and the car started sinking more under."

Bills screamed that her son was still inside, and Johnson went under water at least two more times to pull the little boy to safety.

Fellow rescuers Robert Ewens and Jerome Wade assisted with the boy, who had turned blue, Police Capt. Gary Rudick said.

Johnson, who is training to work on ground radar in Biloxi, Mississippi, credited his Air Force training.

"That's all I was thinking is, `I don't know who's in there or what, but I need to get them out,"' Johnson said. "I mean, they teach us really not to think -- just to act. I'm just glad that child survived."

Bills had nothing but praise for her rescuers.

"Despite a few bumps and bruises we're both doing OK," she said. "It's a happy ending, and we're looking forward to a family Christmas."

And yes, Brittany Danielle Campbell accepted Johnson's marriage proposal.

"I'm very proud of him," the 19-year-old said. "It was amazing. He didn't even hesitate."

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Copyright 2004 The Associated Press.

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