(Image source: KUTV)

BY JIM FLINK

A daring rescue. Three children -- trapped inside a car -- submerged in an icy Utah river. More than a half dozen bystanders saw the accident and ran to the rescue.

Here’s KSL with details.

“One guy got his gun, shot out the window of the car.  The others, helped prop up the car -- got the kids out. A rescue said, one of the girls was able to find an air pocket and was breathing ok.  The other two children were gray.”

One of those rescuers spoke with the local Fox affiliate about what was rushing through his head.

“I just saw the bodies of these two kids -- and they were unconscious.  They were blue, and I thought, oh my goodness, we’ve got two dead bodies in here.”

Remarkably -- all three of those children -- ended up surviving. Here’s KUTV.

“They have been taken out of the intensive care unit.  The family would like to extend their thanks to all of the people who stopped to help in the rescue effort, and there were a number of them.”

And that has been the focus of the other part of the story. Three times in recent months -- so-called Good Samaritans have rushed to help in accidents.

Remember this video -- of rescuers pulling a man out from under a burning car last summer?

CNN talks with a Utah state trooper who says -- while not always advisable -- it’s nice to see people help others in need.

"This is one of those stories that kind of tops the other ones, as far as outcome and what people did … Police officers and firefighters can't be everywhere at once. It's nice to have people around ... who are willing to go out of their way to do something to help."

Others are pointing to the stretch of road, as something someone should do something about. The Salt Lake Tribune reports...

“As many as 30 vehicles have lost control at the same spot this winter, in what [Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Lee] Perry and UHP Lt. Phil Rawlinson — who both patrol the area — said are safety problems not limited to wet weather and slippery roads. The troopers said the accident Saturday that imperiled a family of four was one of three the same day in the same spot after snow in the canyon.”