India, Aug. 7 -- Three Virginia high school students hoping to earn a place on their school's golf team became unlikely heroes after interrupting their tryout to rescue a family whose kayak overturned in a lake.

The dramatic rescue unfolded at the Country Club of Culpeper in Virginia, where Eastern View High School students Andrew Tuggle, Gavin Cain and Jackson Castro were taking part in golf tryouts. The teenagers were near the second hole when they heard screams coming from nearby Lake Culpeper.

A 3-year-old child and two adults had been thrown into the water after their kayak capsized. According to the students, only the child was wearing a life jacket as the family struggled to stay afloat in deep water, as reported by KTVB News.

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