A Texas man who spent 20 years in prison has allegedly saved two lives in the last two months.
Jacob Bell, of Ellis County, was sentenced to 35 years behind bars after he was convicted of burglary in 1996, according to NBC affiliate KXAS-TV.
But six years after he was released from prison, Bell found himself saving not just one, but two lives — only six weeks apart.
“It’s been pretty amazing, the randomness of it,” Bell told the station.
First, in August, Bell rescued a drowning swimmer at Lake Waxahachie, PEOPLE previously reported. He was able to get the girl to shore before going back to try and save her 21-year-old friend Lincer Lopez, who did not survive.
Bell told KXAS-TV he is still heartbroken over Lopez’s death, having recovered the young man’s body from the lake.
The Texas man sprang back into action in early October when he spotted a car in Comanche …