Courtesy photo/Dorothy Kirby. Mayor Adam Barringer, lower left in the water, helps two others rescue an elderly motorist who careened into the Indian River after apparently hitting the gas pedal instead of her brakes following a motor vehicle accident. The mayor was at an awards ceremony for New Smyra Beach police at the Brannon Center when an announcement was made that a car was in the river. He ran out and jumped in after taking off his watch, jacket and shoes.
NSBNEWS.net video by Sera King. Mayor Barringer speaks to NSB NEWS about the situation following Wednesday night's City Commission meeting.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH --It was a typical day for Mayor Adam Barringer. He attended an afternoon awards banquet for the cops and presented his proposed salary package for the interim city manager at the City Commission meeting. Oh, and in between, he jumped into the river, along with two others, to rescue a woman trapped in her sinking car.
