Channel 10 Tampa tells the story of 17 year old Thomas Ruzzano who walked into the movies with it raining but was totally shocked to exit to discover the parking garage already filled with about two feet of water. 5 inches had fallen while he was at the movie. Looking at the street he saw cars were stranded in flood waters. He saw an elderly man stuck in his seatbelt as water had risen to his shoulders. He waded out to try and open the door. It was very difficult as the water was flowing against the door so he was able to get other peoples attention to come help him. They pulled the man to safety. There was a teen girl trapped in her car hysterical that Thomas and his new crew were able to save and then they moved on to 3 other stranded motorists. So in total 5 lives were saved that day led by Thomas. When asked by the media how it feels to be a hero, he said “It’s very fortunate how things played out. I’m just happy everyone’s okay.”