Something i thought i'd never do

Australia
October 14, 2016 8:19am CST
I was walking to work from the train station like any other day, when i saw someone swimming in the Yarra River which is located in the city in Melbourne, Australia. It seemed to be a young teenager, I honestly couldn't believe i saw him because i seen rowers but no one actually swimming in the Yarra River. Anyway i didn't think much of it as the young teenager seemed to know what he was doing. I didn't actually know what the weather forecast was and for his sake i hope it wasn't to be windy or for a storm to come. As soon as i was thinking this, there was a massive storm and came out of nowhere. It was windy and there were massive waves in the Yarra River. I could see the young teenager struggling to get back to shore and i knew i had to do something. I didn't bother calling any authorities as i knew there was no time for them to save him. I took off the relevant clothing and jumped in. The waves were enormous, but i had to save this teenage boy. I swam to where he was and pulled him over my shoulder. I could see he was fainting and i had to swim faster to try and beat the waves and the wind. I swam and managed to get us to safety. I pulled him from the water and he thanked me. I put on my relevant clothing and i had to get to work as i was running late. There was no people around and most people were indoors of the storm. Everything went back to normal as though nothing happened. Have you seen anything like this happen? What was your reaction?
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
14 Oct 16
Wow you are a hero!! What an amazing thing to do for that your teenager who would have lost his life if it weren't for you! I have never been in that situation before but I would like to think that I would react the way you did.
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@Happy2BeMe Well i hope everyone would do the same. If you see someone in danger you should try and help them as much as you can.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
15 Oct 16
@IlijaMarkovski that is for sure. I am not a strong swimmer so I don't know how well I would do in the situation you were in.
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@Happy2BeMe It would be good enough to try and find help.
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@1creekgirl (41568)
• United States
14 Oct 16
Have you considered that maybe God allowed you to be in that place at that time so you could rescue that boy?
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@1creekgirl Well i definitely needed God to look after me as well as the boy in this situation.
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@1creekgirl Have you seen any situation like this occur?
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@1creekgirl right place at the right time.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
15 Oct 16
you were in the right place at the right time, and you did not hesitate to help. i hope the boy is careful next time.
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• Australia
15 Oct 16
@hereandthere Yes luckily i was, otherwise it definitely would've been a tragic end. I don't think the boy would be careful, unless he grows up in a hurry. Have you seen any situation like this before?
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• Australia
16 Oct 16
@hereandthere yeah this will still be a great attribute in helping the person.
• Philippines
16 Oct 16
@IlijaMarkovski no, and i don't swim, so if it was me passing by, i would probably shout help, help, someone's drowing, and bang on the doors of the houses nearby.
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