A 49-year-old stay-at-home mom acted without hesitation after she saw a pickup truck speed into Humboldt Bay off Eureka, California, in the afternoon of Jan. 2. The truck entered the 51-degree water and drifted away from shore with the outgoing tide. Hiedi Johnston, of Willow Creek, California, climbed down the rocky shore, waded, and then swam to the truck, which was sinking.

At this point, Johnston knew they were in trouble.

"I can't get the window down. I can't open the door. This is really bad," she recounts in the episode.

Listen to hear Johnston tell the riveting story of her rescue of the unresponsive driver of a sinking pickup truck in Humboldt Bay in Lady in Pink.

For more about Johnston's rescue: https://www.carnegiehero.org/hero-search/hiedi-johnston/
To see the Carnegie Medal presented to Johnston: https://www.carnegiehero.org/carnegie-medal-presentation-to-hiedi-johnston/

Fear on Hold is produced by the Carnegie Hero Fund, Big Science Pods, and Bill Garrison.

To nominate someone for the Carnegie Medal: https://www.carnegiehero.org/nominate/investigative-process/
To search the database of more than 10,000 Carnegie heroes: https://www.carnegiehero.org/heroes/search-heroes/
To learn more about the Hero Fund: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLRhEnfJ3As

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