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Rich Schapiro DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Wednesday, April 7th 2010, 4:43 PM Frenchman Julien Duret was in New York City on vacation when he helped rescue baby Bridget. Frenchman Julien Duret was in New York City on vacation when he helped rescue baby Bridget. Duret visited the Statue of Liberty, but it was his visit to the East River (below) which he likely will remember the most. Duret visited the Statue of Liberty, but it was his visit to the East River (below) which he likely will remember the most.
Duret (bottom) helps David Anderson get Baby Bridget out of the chilly East River waters. Stringer for News Duret (bottom) helps David Anderson get Baby Bridget out of the chilly East River waters.
South Street Seaport with his girlfriend when he spotted something falling from the Peking ship. In an instant, Duret stripped off his coat and leaped off the pier into the murky water. When Duret reached Bridget, the 2-year-old girl appeared lifeless, he said. Duret said he scooped up the cold and unresponsive child. Anderson had sprinted from the top of the gangplank, shedding his phone and wallet along the way, and jumped into the river. In a now iconic image, splashed across the front page of the Sunday News, Anderson then lifted Bridget out of the water and she opened her eyes. When Duret finally got back on the pier, he was mobbed by onlookers, who handed the freezing Frenchman their dry clothes. Anderson spirited his daughter into an ambulance, Duret said, and he caught a cab shortly after. The incredible rescue came on the last day of what was Duret's first trip to the city.
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