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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is Corion Evans. While he was driving in Mississippi, he saw a car swerve and crash...
While he was driving in Mississippi, he saw a car swerve and crash into a river. Without hesitating, he ran out, jumped into the water, and rescued three girls inside.
He's 16.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Hero!
Karadeniz
(22,634 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(12,600 posts)Seriously though, what a very brave teenager.
niyad
(114,183 posts)spanone
(136,012 posts)malaise
(269,534 posts)Rec
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)In the second tweet and at the very end they show the scene at the river and if you look, you can see that there is a gator in the water with just its eyes showing!
Not only all the things mentioned in the story but there's also gators in there!
That young man is a brave hero indeed!
trof
(54,256 posts)Forgot about those. I have only lived in the south once, decades ago, so I forget the natural element of danger around there. Up here, I worry about grizzly bears and rabid coyotes.
trof
(54,256 posts)Almost stepped on it getting into the car.
Benign snakes on the property are fine.
I have a deal with poisonous snakes, if you stay away I won't kill you.
I'd never kill one in the woods.
But here we have kids and pets.
Timber Rattlesnakes which are the same size and danger level as rattlers anywhere but you have to be in the lower elevations to find them.
We do have some bad spiders migrating in thanks to a warming climate. I was bitten in four places on my face by one, maybe more, of those kind about twenty years ago and still suffer some damage to my right eye's sight, flesh discoloration and nerve damage over a quarter of my face. And when I get bites, still, from anything these bite affected areas seem to become activated. I feel no remorse at killing spiders in my house.
So I have a similar deal with spiders, outside, you have a purpose in nature, if you enter my home, chances are I'm going to kill you when I see you. My peripheral vision is wide and I can see them almost behind me at times and I know every spec on my walls and ceilings. On hikes, I watch for them and avoid webs when I see them.
COL Mustard
(6,021 posts)Then stay out of those places!
Yes, happy hour is officially over!
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)Except they bit me in my bed while I was sleeping.
COL Mustard
(6,021 posts)So I moved!
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)tblue37
(65,592 posts)róisín_dubh
(11,803 posts)I got bit on the face as a kid and have hated them since. Then a brown recluse killed my dog.
Come in the house and die, mf'ers. Stay outside and we're good.
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)Yeah, I'd probably be a little more inclined to go after them anywhere if they killed my dog!
I was fortunate that it appears to only have been a hobo spider since the symptoms were similar. I was afraid of losing one of my nostrils for a couple weeks, though, as two bites overlapped on it. I had large, rings of seeping blisters with red, shriveled skin underneath that lasted for 12 weeks, and I was weak and lost weight. It was gross, very painful and scary. The redness was really bright for almost a year after and is still visible and burns quickly in the sun. I never wore hats before, now, I don't go outside without one and shades, even on cloudy days, every day of the year.
NBachers
(17,211 posts)2naSalit
(87,112 posts)I didn't see it in large format so it looked like one to me! I must admit that it's been a while since I've actually seen one.
Regardless, the young man has some serious courage going.
Thtwudbeme
(7,737 posts)Nt
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)That makes me feel a little better, but then there are Moccasins too so.
Whew.
Thtwudbeme
(7,737 posts)☺the snakes down here aren't that scary...
GoCubsGo
(32,117 posts)If you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone. Well, except maybe for brown water snakes. They're a bit aggressive when you get in their wheelhouse, but they're also non-venomous. Just gotta watch where you step, sit, and put your hands. They don't take kindly to being disturbed. Can't say I blame them. I don't, either.
rampartc
(5,465 posts)The danger was immense. That young man probably didn't have any idea of the danger he faced!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And who would have ever thought that the governor of Mississippi is a Black man in a tan suit? How far we've come!
LoisB
(7,282 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Prolly doesn't want to appear to be politicizing this selfless citizen's heroic effort. Very commendable.
demmiblue
(36,952 posts)LoisB
(7,282 posts)machoneman
(4,021 posts)LoisB
(7,282 posts)GeoWilliam750
(2,523 posts)Amazing man!
elleng
(131,625 posts)OMG!!!
BlueSky3
(521 posts)Some people are just good. I hope the police or community do something nice for him. Maybe they already have -- it looks like he's getting a commendation in the photo.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)Others stare and do nothing. There's a certain area of the brain responsible for this, I forget what it's called, but people who do heroic things don't even consider the danger they put themselves in. They simply act. Afterward they usually can't describe why they did it.
Congratulations to this fine young man and his heroic aptitude.
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 7, 2022, 11:49 PM - Edit history (1)
Describe. I was first on the scene a couple of times where assistance was needed in a dire situation and the only way to describe it is that it's like a switch is tripped and you go into a sort of autopilot where there seems to be some something instructing and guiding the choices you make and actions you take during the execution of the task.
Only when the responsibilities are taken over by more skilled help and you are relieved from the scene does it "hit" you... the reality of what just happened.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)I saved a man from drowning once and never gave a thought to my safety. I'm not that strong a swimmer, and a drowning person can take you down with them very easily. I didn't think about it, dove in, and instinctively got behind him and grabbed him loosely around the neck and shoulders and paddled one-handed to shore.
Only afterward did I stop to think about how foolish that was, and how I could have perished myself. The guy never even thanked me, like he was in total control all the time.
The impetuousness of youth had a lot to do with it too, I think. I'd never try it again at my age. Or maybe I would. Who knows.
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)You never know you are capable until you're there and have done it.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)Some of us are born for glory, some of us have it thrust upon us, right?
Or maybe we're just a couple of normal people who were in the right place, at the right time, and were too shocked at the sight of someone in trouble to not help? Whatever.
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)I sure don't go around looking for places to insert myself and call it helping!
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)I almost always try to blend into the background. Being in the limelight isn't my style. Have a wonderful evening, 2naSalit.
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)niyad
(114,183 posts)moment. Later one can think about not liking blood, or whatever.
calimary
(81,649 posts)Sympthsical
(9,215 posts)Major figure in early Christianity. He's more or less where we got the quote, "Virtue untested is no virtue at all." (The context for the research being the quest forms in early literature, its origins, and how Christian cultures heavily lifted it from Jesus in the wilderness, etc.)
Anyway, I spent a week on this question and human nature. How people will say, "I would run into a burning building. Wouldn't even have to think about it." However, one never knows until they're actually in that situation. All bravado and theoreticals melt away in the face of tangible reality.
It's always kind of amazing to see people like Corion. Most of us say we would, but that is different from committing to the act.
There was another young man who did similar recently. One thing you notice in these stories is the entire lack of hesitation.
nolabear
(42,019 posts)What a hero that young man is. I'm so proud of him.
dalton99a
(81,758 posts)right into the river
https://abc7news.com/river-rescue-corion-evans-pascagoula-mississippi/12027177/
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)Every year several people get lost or die up here in the mountains because they have no common sense and too much trust in their gadgets.
Here's a tip: If you go into the mountains, use a real map made of paper or cloth and know how to use it before you leave.
summer_in_TX
(2,782 posts)That's the key and a lot of young people do not get much in the way of map-using skills.
I gave a ride to a young 30-something to a medical appointment. She was proficient at guiding us using WAZE. But she told us she had no real clue how to use a map.
She was sick a lot as a kid. Probably she missed what lessons there were in school.
ProfessorGAC
(65,580 posts)..i would host major customer visits to the huge production site here in Illinois.
On multiple occasions, people got hopelessly lost following GPS, because it referenced roads with old names (though the "new" name was 20 years old) l, roads that deadended due to warehouse development years before, etc.
I talked people in over the phone a dozen times, and took my car to get to an easily located place and have them follow me. Mind you, they were looking for a 130 acre site with 300 acres of buffer land. One literally couldn't miss it. And, it's not the middle of nowhere. It's 45 miles from downtown Chicago.
We evetually started including directions in the visit confirmation with a note at the top, i bold/all caps "DO NOT FOLLOW GPS DIRECTIONS!"
Obviously, i agree with your assessment m
LoisB
(7,282 posts)Just A Box Of Rain
(5,104 posts)Rabrrrrrr
(58,356 posts)and are nowhere as cool or well behaved as the Boomers were when they were kids, and they're also dumb as shit.
Gee, maybe they're wrong.
mcar
(42,490 posts)okaawhatever
(9,479 posts)Stuart G
(38,477 posts)YoshidaYui
(41,880 posts)iluvtennis
(19,936 posts)Thank you Corion Evans!
COL Mustard
(6,021 posts)I grew up about 50 miles from there so I know what the culture can be like, and I will tell you I appreciate him and the people who raised him.
Evolve Dammit
(16,875 posts)Sogo
(5,031 posts)Maybe there is?
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DeFlanders, was inspired to raise money for Corion's education after reading about his bravery to help others.
"I've set up this GoFundMe to help Corion go to college. His heroic actions saved four lives during the 4th of July weekend. Let's reward this high school senior's bravery and selflessness by helping him get to college in August 2023!" DeFlanders said in the description.
The GoFundMe has at the time of publication raised almost $20,000 of the $25,000 goal.
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The GoFundMe page for him:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-help-corion-get-to-college
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/hero-mississippi-football-player-will-have-thousands-for-college-after-saving-girls-cop/ar-AAZkSVU
colorado_ufo
(5,756 posts)Speechless!
LT Barclay
(2,626 posts)I see a future admiral. (I picked one once before when he was an CDR).
wendyb-NC
(3,358 posts)That was a brave and selfless act.
marieo1
(1,402 posts)Definitely a HERO...........thanks for posting!!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,646 posts)burrowowl
(17,664 posts)DFW
(54,593 posts)What he did was deserving of the same recognition.
IronLionZion
(45,706 posts)oldsoftie
(12,710 posts)wryter2000
(46,162 posts)What bravery.
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