What did the would-be rescuers do to save the boy? What about the author? (Paras. 7-9) The would-be rescuer fought against the 1._______, but the situation was 2_______. With the water’s 3._______, they’d never get to him in time. I 4_______ the situation and realized — the jetty! The boy was close to it; maybe I could help from there.