In the turd world the best they would offer would be to snap pictures of the victims and post them on facebook.
Wow, I was stationed at Tyndall AFB in 1957 and have never been back.
I don’t recognize the place.
If you are ever about to give up on things, something like this comes along and you are blown away at how wonderful people can be.
“law enforcement on the scene had opted to wait for a rescue boat.”
Ha! brings back some memories. Had the same thing happen to a guy stranded in a flood by a creek by my old house. Guy was on the roof of his car, on the bridge (it wasn’t a big bridge) Stuck there as long as the water didn’t get higher and take him over the rail the car would likely stay. I told the cop we could get him. I had long lines from my old boat and life jackets. He was about 15 feet away and the water wasn’t that deep on the bridge, the water was moving fast but not bad, frankly he could have walked out, but I think he didn’t know how to swim and was scared. I’ve been in worse situations. The cop said he wouldn’t help me and then when I said I could get him he said he would arrest me if I tried. In the end the water rescue team came with their boat and tried to launch, aborted that plan and formed a human chain with a rope to get him which is what I had proposed to the waiting cops about 40 minutes earlier.
Makes you proud to be an American.
Just amazing.
Reminds me of the time all those private boats went out to rescue Capt. Sully and his passengers in the Hudson River.
Or the massive boatlift on 9/11 to get folks off of Manhattan Island.
Sometimes you just have to take the initiative and try.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Avesome story!