A man and his son were rescued by two bystanders and Warwick emergency responders after being electrocuted when the mast of their boat, which was on a trailer, hit a power line on Dundas Avenue near Conimicut Point about 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

The son, identified as Max Horkenbach, 24, by Warwick Police, tried to pull his father Till Horkenbach, 55, of Ridgewood, NJ away from the electrified boat. Both men lost consciousness and Max later awoke to see his father “convulsing on the ground and vomiting,” the police report reads.

At that point, Max ran into the street calling for help, where he caught the eye of Shane Wallerick and Zoe Mushkat — who “just started sprinting,” according to WPRI.

Mushkat, Wallerick and Max Horkenbach all administered chest compressions to the unconscious man. Mushkat is CPR certified. They also contacted emergency personnel.

“This guy lived because there were guardian angels around,” said Leslie Derrig, who lives nearby and witnessed the incident. “I never thought about anybody happening, at that particular time, to walk by.”

After arriving on the scene, Warwick Fire rescuers continued performing CPR on Till Horkenbach, who showed no signs of consciousness, Derrig said.

“He was just bouncing along on the ground. There was nothing to him,” Derrig said. “I never had imagined that you could put that much pressure on the chest.”

Half an hour of CPR later, following the use of a defibrillator, responders were able to detect a pulse, according to the police report. Both men were then transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where the son was later released, and the father was admitted. The father has since been released, according to Warwick Police.

“These guys (the responders) were just working fast. And this is what people don’t understand is that people have to work really fast,” Derrig said. She commended Wallerick and Mushkat as well: “They were so professional, and they just did a fabulous job.”

“I’m just grateful that this family has their dad still,” Wallerick told WPRI. “The son, I think, was the calmest out of all of us. It was very impressive.”

Derrig emphasized the importance of getting CPR certified.

“It goes without saying that everyone who does not know CPR should get trained, and those who have been trained, know to never give up and do not be afraid to give powerful compressions,” she said. “What is the worst that can happen, someone’s life could be saved?”