Best story of the weekend - great dad and bravo French stranger

[malaise]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Dad-Jumps-into-East-River-to-Save-Toddler-After-Fall-89869762.html

http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/410*315/little-girl-falls.jpg

The little girl, Bridgette, somehow slipped off a gangplank around 4:40 p.m. Saturday. Witness Eric Stringer said the girl's father, identified as California resident David Anderson, was in the water after her in seconds. He dove into the water and came up holding her.

An onlooker jumped in to help the dad get back to the pier, and other people in the crowd offered assistance as well.

The child was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and released.

"He jumped in like a scene out of a movie," Eric Stringer told the Daily News. "He was pulling things out of his pockets as he was running down the steps. He didn't hesitate."

A tourist from France jumped into the water to help drag the father and daughter to safety, police said.
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:applause: :yourock:

[secondwind]

1. I just saw the video of this 2 minutes ago! The parents are looking for this Frenchman, who

just walked away and hopped into a cab. Talk about class.

[malaise]

2. Very classy indeed

Protecting the children and looking out for the other is clearly second nature to him.
:D

[Autumn Colors]

4. There is a Good Samaritan Law in France

There is a legal obligation in France for onlookers to an accident to help someone in danger. You have an obligation in France to stop, call for help, and if you can - without endangering yourself - assist someone in danger. The law says that you must do that.

:)

[malaise]

5. I learn something new on DU every day

Thanks for that. :D

[asdjrocky]

3. Great story.

We need something to rekindle faith in human kind now and again.

[MineralMan]

6. Très bien fait!

Merci!