Man Drowns After Rescuing Girl, now this is a hero's story |
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Man Drowns After Rescuing Girl, now this is a hero's story |
 Dec 27 2006, 06:46 PM
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VENTURA, California (AP) -- A man rescued his 4-year-old grandniece who was swept into the ocean by a wave, then drowned in the rough surf on Tuesday, authorities said.
The girl and her mother were watching the big waves when one knocked the child off a jetty, said Ventura County fire Capt. Barry Parker. Timothy Barry, 54, jumped into the water off Pierpont Beach after hearing the girl's mother screaming for help, Parker said. Barry reached the girl and kept her head above water until a surfer arrived and brought her to safety, Parker said. Lifeguards found Barry floating face down by the time they arrived. He was not breathing and did not have a pulse, Parker said. About an hour later, police and state lifeguards closed the Ventura Pier about a quarter-mile away because 10- to 12-foot waves were slapping its underside, said police Sgt. Jack Richards. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/27/rescuer.d...s.ap/index.html |
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Dec 27 2006, 06:52 PM
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Veteran Group: Valued Member Posts: 737 Joined: 13-September 06 Member No.: 46 |
Damn.. He died in an honorable way nonetheless. By this selfless act alone, I can tell this guy was a good person.
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Dec 27 2006, 07:06 PM
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Ragin Cajun Group: Valued Member Posts: 3,691 Joined: 14-August 06 From: Baton Rouge, LA Member No.: 5 |
What a way to go. Saving a 4 yr. old member of your family. Outstanding work.
What the hell is driving the waves to those heights? FUBAR. |
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