HOOD COUNTY, Texas – One determined utility worker went above, beyond and below to fix a water main break.
A photo of Jimmie Cox submerged in the water has gone viral and made the Texas resident an Internet star.
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WFAA reports that Cox, an employee of the Acton Municipal Utility District, went to the home of Andrea Adams to repair a broken pipe that had burst.
The muddy water surrounding the pipe made an easy fix a difficult one, so Dixon just dove in head first to tackle the problem.
"When I walked back outside, the kid was in there," Adams told WFAA.
Still in disbelief, Adams took a picture of Cox and posted it to her Facebook account where it became a global sensation.
Because the pipe was almost five-and-a-half feet below the surface, Cox figured diving in was the way to go.
Although Cox's quick thinking paid off and the pipe was fixed, he will live on as a hero who goes the extra mile at any depth.