Posted on 02/01/2013 5:42:04 AM PST by OKSooner
Rescue officials say a group of inmates on a prison work crew dove into a fast-moving, frigid Washington state river to save three young brothers who were dumped in the water after their canoe capsized.
KPTV reports the inmate crew from Larch Corrections Center was finishing their work for the day near the river when they heard the children's screams.
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The other boys are 8 and 10. Since they lived, I won't call it "inexcusable," but it's darned close.
This it? Came up under keyword search for ‘hypothermia’ -got lucky. I think!:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2817470/posts
“... always telling my kids stories... “what if the car breaks down, what if I slipped...”
I do that as well but I add the clean underwear part. If the car breaks down, you should have on clean undies, if I don’t show up... you should have clean undies on”. LOL!
That is it - thanks for posting.
I had sent it to my son when it was posted.
The other boys are 8 and 10. Since they lived, I won’t call it “inexcusable,” but it’s darned close.
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I am willing to bet that he learned a valuable lesson.
Free them, they proved themselves.
I concur, these men deserve a chance.
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