Three siblings aged 10, 12 and 13 helped rescue four teenagers from a sinking boat on Boone Lake in rural Tennessee after the vessel struck a rock and began taking on water. Declan, Cormac and Elsa Jackson were visiting their grandparents when they heard calls for help as storm clouds gathered. Declan and Elsa spotted the teenagers waving for assistance while fishing, prompting Declan to alert their grandparents. Cormac then took the family’s Pond Prowler fishing boat towards the stranded group, helping bring them to safety before a heavy thunderstorm struck the area.
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