Who rescued tot from river plunge? (Two men leaped in to save her, then one quietly vanished)

Today MSNBC.COM ^ | 9:28 a.m. PT, Mon., April 5, 2010 | Mike Celizic

[Smogger]

They’re calling him a Frenchman, but even that is uncertain. All anyone really knows is that New York’s mystery hero leaped into the icy East River to help rescue a 2-year-old girl and then disappeared into the city.

The man has not been seen since Saturday afternoon, when he helped rescue Bridgette Sheriden after she plunged 20 feet into the river while visiting a tourist attraction at the South Street Seaport with her parents. Jumping into the water fully clothed, not even pausing to take his phone from his pocket, he helped Bridgette’s father, David Anderson, stay afloat after he saved his daughter.

And then the mystery man climbed out of the river, got in a cab, and left.

Read more: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36174722/ns/today-today_people?GT1=43001#hybrid_video#ixzz0kGmvIi5m

[TigerBait]

The Fugitive!!

[Retired Greyhound]

Great story, but such a poorly written article.

[Mears]

God bless him.

[DNME]

There are two types of angels: Divine and mortal.

He could have been either.

[basil]

How did they know the “missing” guy is a Frenchman?

[peyton randolph]

“How did they know the “missing” guy is a Frenchman?”

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The French are good at fleeing. ;-)

[Carley]

Shame on you for your slander. This man was a hero.

[sam_paine]

No good deed goes unpunished.

Maybe he wanted two things: (1) to see the child safe, and (2) to be left alone!

Maybe he doesn’t want to become part of the Fox News pundit circus.

Maybe his ex-wife has a restraining order on him against being around children and he doesn’t want to lose his 2A rights as a felon.

Could be any number of rational reasons.

[Soothesayer]

He looked French I guess.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Maybe it was a French illegal who fled the Muslim nation of France and their jihad.

So Frogs are good at swimming but better at surrendering.

[wolficatZ]

Stringer for News

Eric Stringer snapped pic of California man diving into cold East River waters to rescue his 2-year-old daughter Bridgette Sheriden.

 

 

 

The mysterious "French tourist"..

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/04/05/2010-04-05_untitled__fotog05m.html#ixzz0kGqyqiLN

[gunsequalfreedom]

is this him?

[Sloth]

Lighten up, Francis.

[EyeGuy]

My Brooklyn born mother, swimming off the Jersey shore as an early teen in the late 30’s found herself and a girl friend being pulled out to sea by a vicious undertow. They were panicked and sure they were going to drown.

She claims to this day they were saved by a tall man, who appeared out of nowhere, and then immediately disappeared.

What is curious is that he had a turn of the century appearance, full handlebar mustache and full-length striped swimsuit, already long out of style in the 1930’s.

My mother remains astounded over 60 years later, by the events of that day. She is adamant that this man was an angel.

[RS_Rider]

George Bailey

[Lauren BaRecall]

And then the mystery man climbed out of the river, got in a cab, and left.

He must have been soaked to the skin, or was he? Who gets into a cab dripping wet?

Angel or human? :-)

[DefeatCorruption]

Amen to that.

[theDentist]

Not sure why you singled out Fox News, but I agree with the precept. When everyone in every sort of media would rip his life apart, then once they find something disparaging, some skeleton, it’d be front page news.

[mlizzy]

My Brooklyn born mother, swimming off the Jersey shore as an early teen in the late 30’s found herself and a girl friend being pulled out to sea by a vicious undertow. They were panicked and sure they were going to drown. She claims to this day they were saved by a tall man, who appeared out of nowhere, and then immediately disappeared. What is curious is that he had a turn of the century appearance, full handlebar mustache and full-length striped swimsuit, already long out of style in the 1930’s. My mother remains astounded over 60 years later, by the events of that day. She is adamant that this man was an angel.

Wow, great story! Got the chills on that one.