Good Samaritan recounts rescue of toddler from Ocean City bay after car crash

The man who rescued a toddler from drowning in a Maryland bay spoke to the public for the first time Friday.
On Sunday, emergency crews responded to a five-vehicle crash on the Route 90 bridge over Assawoman Bay in Ocean City. Authorities said the crash caused a two-year-old girl in a car seat to eject from a pickup truck into the water below.
Shortly after, a man quickly jumped into the bay to save the girl. Police said more Good Samaritans then arrived to pull them out of the water.
The girl is expected to make a full recovery. Officials say she was released from a local hospital Monday night.
On Friday, Ocean City officials identified the man who rescued the girl as Jonathan Bauer during a press conference at an Ocean City fire department station. » Subscribe to WUSA9: bit.ly/2lO8e2F
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[@shorttrack58]

Kids that's a hero. Not someone running with a ball or hitting one.

[@Scott_MS]

the world needs more people like him !!

[@mbmarshall]

So glad he allowed us to know him for a brief moment. We honor the greatness that came out through him.

[@rowell669]

Woah. That is just mind-blowing. He is a hero.

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

Your a real hero. A real man.

[@tomf429]

I bet his daughter is proud and that he is a good dad. God bless him.

[@tinaweeks1349]

May God bless you Mr. Bauer. Thank you for being a good, kind, caring and humble individual in these horrendous days

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

Great human being!

[@tch8787]

Notice how he didn’t sit there and film it with his phone and do nothing...

[@joeheid4757]

God Bless you sir.

[@twstf8905]

He WAS insisting upon remaining anonymous. I'm surprised he has decided to come forward, but either way WHAT an actual HERO. 👍

[@LynnCooks]

Amazing man.

[@jpbernie72]

Awesome man!