Posted on 05/12/2010 9:40:28 AM PDT by JoeProBono
I’ve read that the hippo is the most dangerous animal on earth.
That is one brave Marine. Are there any medals appropriate for that kind of heroism — saving the life of a stranger, not related to war? If so, Trinidad desrves one.
Because only a hippopotamus will do.
Well done Marine!
“...Trinidad said he thought to himself, “God, please watch over me, because I’m about to do something stupid.”
He instructed Hankey to help him get to the couple, rowing over where the hippo was last seen. Hankey said she wanted to turn back, but Trinidad encouraged her to keep going.
“He said to me ‘I need you to be strong, calm down, and help me out,’” said Hankey...”
“...Trinidad managed to steer the canoe to a rock in a shallow part of the river as the injured man held on. After helping Javier into the boat and pulling it to shore, the Marine began to assess the situation.
“That’s when I noticed that his foot was hanging by a piece of skin,” said Trinidad.
One of the guides came out of the brush and was overwhelmed by the extent of Javier’s injury. Trinidad calmed him down and tried several options for a tourniquet, eventually using a neck strap from a pair of binoculars. With the bleeding under control, Trinidad and the guides tried to figure out how to get the man to a hospital.
A family on a fishing trip pulled up in an all-terrain vehicle an hour later. Trinidad helped load the injured man into the back of the car using a deflated canoe as a stretcher.”
A hippo is not the most dangerous animal on earth A United States Marine is the most dangerous animal on earth.
Now, THAT is a keeper!
Another squared away Marine that has proven why he’s attached to an ESD. Well done!
Stangely, they are related to horses.
LOL. You’re probably right about that. Let me revise that to say that a hippo is probably the most dangerous animal on earth that cannot speak English.
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