The miracle on the 101.
That's what some are calling a Sept. 1 incident in Morgan Hill that involved a family trapped in their truck in a canal and off-duty responders who just happened to be driving by.
San Jose Firefighter Antonio Lopez and his family saw a truck in a canal, taking on water.
He and his brother, a firefighter in Peru, jumped into the murky waters, NBCBay reported.
"I found the arm of the baby, so somehow there was another child. Both of them were unconscious," Lopez said.
Yamiles Ibarra, one of the victims rescued, said: "I have another chance with them to do things differently than I used to. I have noticed that I have more patience with them. It's like another life."
Lopez and his brother first saved the mother before diving in to save the father and children.
By that time, on-duty and off-duty CHP officers joined the rescue, as did Morgan Hill police officers.
On the berm, at least two nurses and a surgeon, who also just happened to be driving by, performed CPR on the unconscious children.
Lopez then went back in with CHP to get the unconscious father.
"Just beyond grateful to have another opportunity in life, thanks to everybody that helped out," said Jose Ibarra.
During a reunion at the fire station, Lopez shrugged off the attention.
"We're all heroes."
