Shortly after noon Thursday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office responded to a reported roll over crash into an irrigation canal near East Antelope and Meridian Roads. The vehicle was upside down in the canal with James Leonard Liles, 55, trapped inside.

Passerby’s Bryon Lingren, Andrew Hutton, and John Murphy assisted in rolling the vehicle onto its side and extricating Mr. Liles, who was found to be without a pulse and not breathing. Another bystander, Shirley Blanchard, began chest compressions and was able to obtain a pulse and shallow breathing as medical authorities arrived on the scene.

Mr. Liles was transported to Rogue Valley Medical Center for further treatment. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.