The two life-savers received plenty of praise on social media.

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"This is awesome!!!! Salute to Heather and Lauren!!" one Instagram used wrote.

Social media users also took the opportunity to salute Black excellence.

"And they Black," one person wrote.

Others were simply inspired by the heroic effort.

"This is why I want to be a nurse soo bad so that I can help people just like they did," an Instagram user wrote. "Good work girl's and thank you Lord for placing them on that."

Heather Duplessis

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