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| The Drowned (1867 Painting by Vasily Perov) |
Nevertheless,
when 11-year-old Advaik
Nandikotkur was presented with a
drowning adult, he had his doubts. Nandikotkur only weighed 80 pounds,
and the victim was under eight feet
of water.
There was no time to weigh pros and cons; there
was only time for a leap of faith. At that point, the boy dove down, “grabbed the
man’s wrist and pulled him to the
surface.”
A life was
saved, and a hero was born. A humble one,
at that. When Nandikotkur’s story was
broadcast “all over the local news,” he shunned the
fanfare. “What matters, he said, is that the man is alive.”
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/minnesota-boy-saves-drowning-man-from-bottom-of-pool/ar-BBRMf2c?OCID=ansmsnnews11
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