BROOKSHIRE, Texas – Melton Truck Lines driver and single father of three daughters Daniel Sieczkarski is being hailed a hero after he and other good Samaritans jumped into action to save a truck driver stuck in high, rushing water in Brookshire. A Weather Channel photographer captured the dramatic rescue on video.

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Sieczkarski was driving through Brookshire Monday from Laredo on his way to North Carolina. He said he was not aware of the flood conditions in the area.

When he was coming up northbound Interstate 35 to I-10, he noticed a tractor-trailer on its side.

"As I was getting closer to that driver, I had noticed that the road was completely flooded," Sieczkarski said.

Sieczkarski immediately pulled over and walked up to the bridge. He saw other people who were trying to communicate with the driver, Ron Bumpas, and calling 9-1-1.

"The driver had an air hose. Another passerby had a life vest," Sieczkarski said. "The Weather Channel crew pulled over and I asked them if they had any rope so we could do a rescue and pull him out."

They got the life vest to Bumpas, but he wasn't able to use it. With the help of other good Samaraitans, Sieczkarski took action.

"I basically told everybody, 'I'm going in.' That's when I took my socks and shoes off, put the life vest on, " Sieczkarski said.

He said he got ready to jump in, but not before saying a prayer. Sieczkarski swam over to the driver and found out that Bumpas did not know how to swim.

Sieczkarski said he felt the truck move after a few minutes and saw the water rising fast, so he knew they had to act quickly.

"It's now or never. We need to go," Sieczkarski told Bumpas.

Sieczkarski yelled over to the people on the embankment to make sure they were ready for them.

"Me and the driver basically plunged into the water, went under the water for five to seven seconds. It felt like an eternity. I lifted myself up to keep his head above water," Sieczkarski said.

Truck Driver Rescued in Texas This is the rescue we couldn't stop watching -- and it played out on real time on our air. This truck driver was stranded in swiftly-rising water, and a group of good samaritans worked together to go in and pull him out. Posted by The Weather Channel on Monday, April 18, 2016

Sieczkarski described a scary moment as the people on the bank were trying to pull them in. At one point, Bumpas let go. Sieczkarski yelled for someone to grab him. The rescuers were able to drag him up, along with Sieczkarski.

The rescue was accomplished without any first responders on the scene, Sieczkarski said.

Sieczkarski said that if he was in a similar situation again, he would do the same thing. He said he knows what it's like to lose a loved one. His wife died three years ago, so he was thinking of Bumpas' family when he jumped into the water.

"I have a heart of gold. If I can save another person's life, I would," Sieczkarski said.

Both Sieczkarski and Bumpas are doing fine. Bumpas has been in Brookshire since Monday and is waiting to get back home to Nashville.

Sieczkarski thanked everyone who helped with the rescue. He said without them, things could have been a lot worse.