Hero

“In 1976 Shavarsh Karapetyan , an American Olympic swimmer, had just completed a 12 mile run with his brother when the saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir.

The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet.

Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and despite zero visibility, managed to kick in the back window, injuring himself in the process.

He proceeded to save 20 people trapped in the bus, one at a time for hours.

The combined affect of the cold water and his injuries from braking the glass window led to his hospitalization for 45 days after the incident during which time he developed pneumonia, sepsis, and lung damage which ended his athletic career.

For years his story wasn’t known until an article came out identifying him by name in 1982.

In 1985 he passed by a burning building and rushed inside, again saving people trapped inside one at a time until he collapsed.

He was again hospitalized ( with severe burns this time) and lung damage.

At 66 he is still alive today.”

When I read this story I was so impressed that I just had to share it.

Credit to the original writer.