GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) – Bernard Christie made his way into the ocean in Gloucester to retrieve an iPad. But this was no ordinary iPad.
14-year-old Jayden is non-verbal, and uses the device to communicate.
What began as a walk with his mother on Friday, came to a splashing stop.
“Next think I know, the iPad just went flying,” said Jayden’s mother Kim Brisbois.
Kim couldn’t believe it, the iPad was floating in the ocean.
“All of the sudden, I hear an ‘oh no!’” recalled Christie.
That was enough for Christie to, quite literally, jump into action.
“He said ‘I’ll go get it,’ and I said ‘it’s cold,’ and he said ‘no problem,’” said Kim. “Off comes his shirt, and he just climbed in, and just dove into that cold water.”
“Just jumped in without a second guess,” said Christie. ” [No] Second thought, had no problem doing it.”
Kim, who lost her husband in June, saw a sign as clear as day.
“When I saw Bernard coming up, and I saw the wings on his back, I said ‘he’s my guardian angel,’” said Kim. “He was there and he just never flinched. It was remarkable.”
An angel, who had just saved a piece of her son she’s been fostering since he was 3-years-old, and adopted at 7.
“It gives him a voice, it gives him individuality, it gives him a say in his life,” said Christie.
The three snapped a picture together to remember when the stranger saved the day. Strangers, no more.
“To know there’s people out there, that are making this possibly a better world for kids like Jayden,” said Kim. “And I feel like I’ve known him, as strange as it is!”
“We have friends for life now,” said Christie. “And its warmed my heart more than anything.”
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