Found myself in a situation yesterday

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Reznik572

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So not sure if this is the right place to be posting something like this but I thought I'd share, well I need to share with someone. Yesterday (saturday) I found myself in a bit of a situation. I was driving back to my parents place for a visit and dinner, this is about a 2hour drive out into the country from where I live now. I was enjoying the long drive as I just recently got a new Jeep JK! Of course, nothing is ever easy.... as I was crossing a small bridge over a rover I came across a young girl just hanging over the edge on the other side of the railing :eek: She was thinking about jumping i guess, into the dam and the ICE cold water.

No room to pull over so I just stopped in the middle of the bridge and got out and went and grabbed ahold of her. She's young, maybe 16 and probably 100 lbs at best. No idea how long she has been standing over the edge like this but she's shaking real bad from the cold, I held onto her for what seemed like days while 4 other cars passed and didn't stop to help? I likely could have pulled her back over the railing by myself but I was worried that if she put up a fight I would drop her so once I had my arms around her I just held tight. I couldnt really look back easily but I could hear cars passing, I counted FIVE before a guy in a pickup stopped and helped me pull her back over the edge.

She was in tears and shaking bad so we put her in the Jeep and got a sleeping bag from the back to warm her while we waited for the police to arrive.

I've been a bit shaken up since this has happened but I figure I was in the right place at the right time. and I believe having survival skills kept me calm in a situation like this, even though it wasnt my life on the line. I cant stop thinking about her and I hope she is doing well and can find whatever help it is that she needs. She apologized to me while bursting into tears as the officer arrived.

Not sure what is wrong with people, but I'd say the 5 cars that passed and didn't stop have more issues then this young lady who was about to jump to her death.
 
All I can say is "job well done." You were placed in a situation, took the steps that needed to be taken, and saved a life. Well done.:thumbup:
 
Good on you for stopping.
I have been in similar situations three times. The first time helped form my opinions of humanity. I was 5 years old at an amusement park with my mom. She fainted and while I sat there holding her head, asking people to help, they would just look at us and walk away. Welcome to humanity. Nothing to see here...
 
Once stood by an interstate for an hour waiting for a tow truck. Broken serpentine belt. 95 degree heat. We had a small baby in our arms. Luckily, we were near an overpass and had some shade. We are nice looking people, and our vehicle was well kept. Not a single person stopped to offer help. Not one.

Good on you for rendering assistance. I'm sure she's glad this morning that you happened along.
 
Great job, you saved a life! Hopefully she will get some medical and psychological attention and perhaps even find a way out of her depression. You did the right thing.

I can understand your frustration though. The level of apathy by the public is incredible. People will get all riled up about a starving kitten and then not give two glances to another human in real need because it will interfere with them getting to their hair appointment on time or some such thing. Nice to see folks like yourself with real compassion, its a rarity these days!
 
Wolves, sheep , and sheepdogs........Good job brother. .."all that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."
 
GREAT JOB Brother !!!:thumbup:

It's a damned shame when you have folks pass you by when they know you need help... I can guarantee if they were in trouble and needed help they'd be the first with a hand out and sobbing "why didn't anyone stop to help me "..

Hats off to you Brother...

Had my own scare a few months ago on a rainy night on a bicycle... Came over a hill and almost hit him in my truck as he was dressed in all black, and was working on his bike after taking a mean spill.. The ONLY reason I saw him was because he looked up... I stopped and took him back to town and checked him over... He was pretty badly scraped up and a little scared, but not as scared as I was... Took me almost a month before I could drive that road at night without seeing him or someone on every turn..

Hope you'll be ok from this as well Brother !!
Again GOOD JOB !!:thumbup:;)
 
A great end to an otherwise tragic story. Don't worry about the other cars that passed you by, as they represent the downturn in our society. Your character speaks for itself.

Kudos!
 
Great Job man. Way to go in helping someone. Helping someone out can be a very rewarding feeling.

Bryan
 
well done! situations like these can leave lasting tolls on the rescuers, if they are not used to this kind of thing. No harm in talking to someone about it, its good to do so.
 
Reznik572 said:
Not sure what is wrong with people, but I'd say the 5 cars that passed and didn't stop have more issues then this young lady who was about to jump to her death.
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Xboxes were 60% off and came with a free Super Size Happy Meal coupon..
'Murkinz have their priorities !

Good job man.
 
kgd said:
Great job, you saved a life! Hopefully she will get some medical and psychological attention and perhaps even find a way out of her depression. You did the right thing.

I can understand your frustration though. The level of apathy by the public is incredible. People will get all riled up about a starving kitten and then not give two glances to another human in real need because it will interfere with them getting to their hair appointment on time or some such thing. Nice to see folks like yourself with real compassion, its a rarity these days!
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Ken nailed it in one. It's a sad commentary on human nature, but there it is in all its glory.

Good on you, Reznik, for having the presence of mind — and the caring — to do the right thing.
 
Survival skills are not only for saving yourself. Having these skills will benefit everyone. Job well done.
 
You stopped because it was you driving. You did what you did because, again, you were there and you needed to help, something like instinct, drive or genetics - I really don't know how to define it. The people that drove buy were not "wired" to do something like you did, so I really can't think they are to blame. Some people (most, in fact) do not have what it takes to do the right thing in situations when someone else depends on it. Remember the sheep, wolf and shepherd analogy? Something like that.

Another thing that I came to believe in is karma. What goes around comes around, nothing is for nothing.
You did good and it was for something :thumbup:.
 
Good on ya brother! I'm sure that young girl and her family and friends are glad that you did the right thing and stopped your car.

I've fallen victim to watching cars pass as I needed help. It never ceases to amaze me how some poeple just don't care about others at all.
 
Wow, I can't find the words to put it better then that. You are a hero and have truly changed the lives of her and all who care about her. Shame on the ones who could not bother to stop.
 
I think people are scared to help others on many levels sometimes because of all the devious shitbags who take advantage of people's kindness and hurt people. They get all the press. Sadly it's much more "newsworthy". I think a lot of people are scared to help in a lot of cases and sometimes scared to even accept help. Unfortunately, the more common "random acts of kindness" don't really get reported or passed on. We end up with a bit of a jaded view of our fellow human beings.

Good for you for having the constitution to help that poor girl, she obviously needed it. She would have probably died otherwise and though you may have never been aware of it, it still would have been a tragedy to many. Not everyone can "lead" in a crisis. It's easy to be cynical and detached, (actually that's really called great weakness). Those of you reading this and feeling similar feelings, have some compassion, against the norm of things, and do something nice for someone today, it will make difference.
 
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