Man Leaves Office, Dives Into River To Save Boy

NBC Dallas ^

[esryle]

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A man is being hailed as a hero for diving into the Trinity River and rescuing a 12-year-old boy.

Tim Biser spotted the boy in the water from his second-floor office window on Monday. The draftsman sprinted down a stairwell and darted across the street and down a grass embankment.

Dressed in jeans, shirt and tennis shoes, Biser dove into the water, swimming toward the panicked child, by then almost 100 feet from a rock dam.

The 46-year-old Biser says he swam until his feet could reach the river's bottom. After a short rest to catch his breath, Biser waded to the bank, where two men helped him and the child out.

The boy, whose identity was not released, was taken to a hospital.

After the rescue, Biser drove home, changed into dry clothes and returned to work. That afternoon, his waterlogged black wallet lay spread out on his desk, still drying.

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[Huck]

After the rescue, Biser drove home, changed into dry clothes and returned to work. That afternoon, his waterlogged black wallet lay spread out on his desk, still drying.

Thats a nice touch by the writer.

[ICX]

Somewhere, Ted Kennedy is rolling in his own filth.







Not that he has anything to do with this story...I just thought I'd let you know.

[dc-zoo]

Very uplifting story. Thanks for posting it.

[RAY]

Go Texans!!!!!

[dc-zoo]

Very uplifting story. Thanks for posting it.

[Trueblackman]

Just 100% American Guts!!! Now this hero will more than likely be sued by some environmentalist wacko group because he upset a fish or two.

[True Capitalist]

Great Story!!!

Word is the Kerry campaign is trying to fit in a meeting for some photos with this hero and to reiterate how Kerry is also a hero with medals for his service in Nam.

[visualops]

What's really a sad statement is that could so easily be true.

[JustRight]

The thing that stands out to me is that this guy could have easily ignored it if he had wanted to. He took himself out of a safe situation and put himself at risk. That's a hero.

[null and void]

LOL! Glad I didn't get a visual...

[saveliberty]

Thats a nice touch by the writer.


Wow! Do you mean that the writer may have wanted to slam the hero because he works in an office?

[rabidralph]

Dressed in jeans, shirt and tennis shoes,

He would have rescued the child faster and more efficiently if he were wearing a business suit. /sarcasm

[OXENinFLA]

VERY COOL!!!!

Buy this man a drink...

[drjimmy]

Wow! Do you mean that the writer may have wanted to slam the hero because he works in an office?

I know it can be hard these days, but try to avoid knee-jerk cynicism. I took the comment at face value. The writer was giving readers a verbal picture of the fact that the hero didn't even stop to take time to remove his wallet before diving in to rescue the boy.

[MEG33]

If not ignored..called 911 instead of racing to rescue the boy...Time was of the essence and I applaud his courage.

[Zack Nguyen]

John Kerry served in Vietnam?

[Chinito]

"..Word is the Kerry campaign is trying to fit in a meeting for some photos with this hero and to reiterate how Kerry is also a hero with medals for his service in Nam."

Kerry was in country?????

[nmh]

WOW! It is reassuring to read that there are still some valiant men out there. Best news I've seen all day.

[Huck]

Now, it's just an incidental detail that you don't often encounter in short news items. HL Mencken started out writing little items like this.