Posted on 09/05/2006 7:34:49 PM PDT by indcons
AN American diver who owes his life to Steve Irwin says he was shattered to learn about the Crocodile Hunter's death.
"He saved my life," an emotional Scott Jones said today from his home in Iowa.
"I've lost a good friend."
Mr Jones was part of a tragic scuba diving expedition in the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Mexico, in 2003.
Mr Jones' friend, 77-year-old Katie Vrooman, died during the dive after a sea surge knocked her twice against rocks. Mr Jones fought to hold on to her unconscious body for almost two hours and, while hanging off rocks and floating in the water, attempted to resuscitate her.
Eventually Mr Jones had to let Ms Vrooman's body go and he spent a harrowing night alone perched on rocks.
In a lucky twist of fate, Irwin and his film crew happened to be in the vicinity shooting a documentary and heard an SOS call on their radio that two divers had gone missing.
Irwin, who had never met Mr Jones or Mr Vrooman, decided he would abandon his film project to try to find them.
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Doesn't surprise me at all. The more I hear about Steve, the more I like him. God rest his soul.
Steve-O was a man's man.
Dennis Prager did a nice show on Steve Irwin today, September 5, 2006:
http://www.townhall.com/talkradio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=3
September 5, 2006
The Death of an Aussie With Dennis Prager
Prager H1: Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was killed in a freak accident over the weekend. The key to his success was his passion for his work. His death raises some profound issues that Dennis explores.
Speechless prayers sent asking for comfort to his family and friends.
He is already sorely missed, and mourned, by the rest of humanity.
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It was an extremely emotional episode, but there was a little bit of comedy in the fact that the rescued American had no idea who Steve was. He'd never seen any of his programs, so he was completely clueless.
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I promise I'll stop with the Irwin pings, but this one is doubly relevant.
Thanks for the nice post.
Oh, don't worry about pings. All they are is a ping. We don't have to go out and get the paper, don't have to walk the dog, don't have to go to the store and get some milk.
I don't mind a mouse click because somebody believes I may be interested in something.
Have a great weekend!
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