re: #14 Walter L. Newton

This makes good sense, as the article indicates that the rescuers probably had no skills in swimming or life saving, and the only thing that would have been accomplished would probably be the death of more men.

Wise move.

Missing a sarc tag?

Look at the pictures. It was 18 inches of water! 18 inches! Down at the bottom os a 15 foot embankment at about a 30-degree slope! Jeebus Creepers! I myself would have slid down that bank on my ass in five seconds and pulled the guy’s face out of the water, and I can’t swim worth shit.

It is emergency crews’ JOBS to save people.