One such venture Monday evening likely saved the life of another person.

Goot, a town of Portland resident, was at the harbor around 6 p.m. where she witnessed a man feeding the geese and ducks. She often saw the man during her frequent visits.

“It always puts a big smile on my face to watch him,” Goot told The Post-Journal.

However, after turning away “for a minute” on Monday, Goot said she heard a splash in the water.

Members of the Westfield Volunteer Fire Department were called to Barcelona Harbor around 6:15 p.m. for a report of a man in the water. Fire Chief Chris Reese said it’s not uncommon for swimmers to become distressed or for others to accidentally fall into the water.

“We’ve had, unfortunately, a few drownings,” Reese said. “It’s a very dangerous lake when we get reports of people falling in and those who are trying to swim from one end to the other. This particular guy, he was just feeding the ducks and went in.”

Goot, who admits she’s not a very good swimmer and was unaware how deep Lake Erie was at the harbor, jumped in to rescue the fallen man.”