“I jumped in and swam to him," Alex Dupuis said WPRI/YoutTube A local Rhode Island middle school student turned into a hero when his quick instincts saved a fellow classmate from an emergency in the ...

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WPRI) — Alex Dupuis didn’t think twice when he noticed one of his classmates struggling to keep his head above water during a recent field trip. After all, it runs in his family.