Saved my first life today

Snorkeling about 75 yards from shore near red mark on picture posted. I hear help, help. I look up see person going up and down yelling help about twenty yards out from me. I swim up find female in panic state, going up and down in water, my first reaction donot let her grab you. I swim up to her right side, put my left hand in her right arm pit, lifted her up so she could breath. If I did not have fins on, no way I could have kept her up. No other swimmers are near by. Beach had about 100 people which included surfers. As I reached her I expected few others from beach to be in water to help out. I looked at beach and could see people watching, guess what not one person came to help out. Lucky for me only had to drag her 20 yards in before my feet with fins could touch bottom. Teenage girl brought her body board out about 30 yards from shore, picked up lady. Lady asked my name and thanked me, told me she did not think she was out so far:willy: I swam off snorkeling:cheers:

Congrats. Good work.

Congrats. Good work. What's sad lady was struggling sceaming for help nobody from beach came out, have to admit first thing hit me, donot let her grab you. Lucky for me lady was snorkeling did have fins, which helped some keeping her up and bringing her in.

What's sad lady was struggling sceaming for help nobody from beach came out, have to admit first thing hit me, donot let her grab you. Lucky for me lady was snorkeling did have fins, which helped some keeping her up and bringing her in. Luck? I'd say it was because you're tall, fit and not ugly. :lol:

Congrats. Good work. :iagree: :clap:

Luck? I'd say it was because you're tall, fit and not ugly. :lol: Have to admit when we reached where I could stand up, lady asked are you walking on ground. Since fins added foot or so said yes, she said you must be tall:lol: She must think I'm 7 foot tall:lol: 6'2 for me ;)

Luck? I'd say it was because you're tall, fit and not ugly. :lol: Nicely played.

Nicely played. :thx1:

:cheers: Luck? I'd say it was because you're tall, fit and not ugly. : Well thank you :cheers:

:cheers: Well thank you :cheers: Sarcasm, pal.

In lifeguard training, they teach you how to deal with people that panic and fight you when you're saving them. You basically go under water, and drag them with you, pushing their arms off of you. After you get them unhooked from you, you shove them away, and make another approach. People that are struggling to stay afloat don't particularly like hanging onto someone that's not floating.

:cheers:

:cheers: That actually happened to me and a couple of my buddies at Myrtle Beach two years ago. We were walking along the beach and some women run up to us and ask us to help. There was a lady and her two kids out in the ocean stuck in the rip tide. I was outta breath by the time we got them in. They should have known better though the red flags were out because there was a hurricane off the coast at that time. :bash: Live and learn i guess.

Well done. :cheers:

JETSKI TO THE RESCUE! http://www.mcusla.org/running.jpg

JETSKI TO THE RESCUE! http://www.mcusla.org/running.jpg :lol:

whale watching, saving lives...you sure are having a busy vacation, aren't you jetski? :dthumb:

Good job on the save. But serious....on vacation....in Hawaii....posting on TWF.... http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~siggi/generalimages/loser.jpg

seriously congrats man you did a great thing...

Congrats. Good work. :iagree: :cheers: What's sad lady was struggling sceaming for help nobody from beach came out, have to admit first thing hit me, donot let her grab you. Lucky for me lady was snorkeling did have fins, which helped some keeping her up and bringing her in. some psych/socio experts say u are more like to be saved when theres only a few people around versus being around alot of people. Group mentality sets in where everyone is waiting for someone to do something.

That is awesome... How deep was the water where she was at? Why, with flippers, could she not keep her self up?

That is awesome... How deep was the water where she was at? Why, with flippers, could she not keep her self up? 20 plus feet of water. For some reason lady was panicking, snorkeling you just about float by yourself. My guess lady was snorkeling near reef on left hand side of picture, water only couple feet deep. Not paying attention she swam out into deeper water, looked up saw how far beach was, just panicked.

In lifeguard training, they teach you how to deal with people that panic and fight you when you're saving them. You basically go under water, and drag them with you, pushing their arms off of you. After you get them unhooked from you, you shove them away, and make another approach. People that are struggling to stay afloat don't particularly like hanging onto someone that's not floating. Never had any lifeguard training. But seen plenty of stories of people drowning tring to rescue somebody. First thing that went through my mind when I swam up to her. Donot let her grab me. Having fins on enabled me to lift her up from under her right side arm pit, which took that arm out of action. Once she was lifted up so she could breath freely, her other arm stopped tring to grab me:dthumb:

You deserve the "Hero of TWF" award, as soon as we make one :cheers:

20 plus feet of water. For some reason lady was panicking, snorkeling you just about float by yourself. My guess lady was snorkeling near reef on left hand side of picture, water only couple feet deep. Not paying attention she swam out into deeper water, looked up saw how far beach was, just panicked. Maybe she saw a great white DLITALIEN. :idk:

Maybe she saw a great white DLITALIEN. :idk: http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/smilies/roflmao.gif

Man you have to watch the ocean... you never know what can happen... You could stabbed by a barb. or Like my 2nd cousin had happen about 2 weeks ago... he was talking back into shore and the rip tide came in behind him, snatched him back out and snapped his neck. He's looking at a paralyzing future... no joke... honest truth!

Man you have to watch the ocean... you never know what can happen... You could stabbed by a barb. or Like my 2nd cousin had happen about 2 weeks ago... he was talking back into shore and the rip tide came in behind him, snatched him back out and snapped his neck. He's looking at a paralyzing future... no joke... honest truth! :yikes: that's a bummer, man.

Get to the most important part. Was she hot? :D

Get to the most important part. Was she hot? :D Face was hard to tell had mask up over her eyes, she did have about 5'6 skinny body with very small rack. Age could have been anywhere from 20 to 40? Since she was out in water by herself suspect she was not that hot:idk: If she had few more pounds on her with big rack, would have walked her all the way to beach:dthumb:

:yikes: that's a bummer, man. no crap... the whole family was on vacation in hawaii

[ Thats horrible :nonod:

Congrats. Good work. :iagree: