http://www.theblaze.com/stories/passers-by-rescue-children-from-icy-river-crash/
Heroic Passers-By Jump Into Icy River to Rescue Children From Crash
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 5:33am by Mike Opelka
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former police officer Chris Willden didn’t hesitate when he realized children were trapped in an upside down car in an icy Utah river. He pulled his handgun, pushed it up against the submerged windows and shot out the glass.
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But he turned to see up to eight other passers-by had scrambled down the embankment to help after coming upon the accident along U.S. 89 in Logan Canyon on Saturday afternoon.
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[JR: Now there is "greater love hath no man"! You look at the picture and can see that this was far from a riskless endeavor. Maybe not as obvious as a burning car, but everyone's well aware of the danger of "swift water". Looks cold too! Now I'm sure my fellow alums could tackle such. I otoh would prefer nothing that large. But you have to admire physical courage and a great result. I do. P.S., note the use of a gun as a tool. Without it, there might have been a very different outcome.]
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