Paul Byron was one of those who helped the pilot.
Paul Byron has already played for the Montreal Canadiens for seven seasons. He helped save the pilot’s life. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
NHL forward Paul Byron had to be rescued last week.
On Saturday morning of last week, Byron was fishing at Lac des Sables in Canada with his brother-in-law by Neal Leblondhis mother-in-law by Jean Leblond and their family friends Jonathan Legautlin with.
The four were in the boat when the seaplane fell into the lake a few meters away from them. According to Neal Leblond’s testimony, the plane plunged violently into the water and turned over in shallow water.
The pilot remained inside the aircraft injured. He was the first to run to the pilot’s aid Serge Labellebut Byron and the Leblonds immediately followed and helped Labelle save the pilot’s life.
– Paul jumped into the water before me. There was metal everywhere, gas and the engine was hot. Paul took control of the man. We risked our lives by going into the water, Neal Leblond told the Canadian for RDS.
According to Leblond, Labelle managed to unbuckle the pilot’s seat belt before getting him out of the plane’s cockpit.
After a few minutes, the authorities came to help and the pilot was transported to the hospital. He suffered serious injuries in the accident, but there is no danger to his life.
Byron confirmed Leblond’s story, but declined to comment to the newspaper about his own part out of respect for the injured pilot and his family.
However, Byron published a text about the events on his social media channels.
– We drove Serge as best we could, there were also other great people there. Serge is a hero! Thank you all for the kind words. I wish the pilot the best recovery, Byron wrote.
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Byron represents the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. The Canadian has already played in the club for seven seasons and served as the team’s vice-captain last season.
Byron began his NHL career with the Calgary Flames in the 2011-2012 season. He moved to the Canadiens for the 2015-2016 season.
The forward has played a total of 521 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 98+110=208.