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Old 07-01-2009, 02:28 PM
 
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Sometimes it's both.

An amazing rescue today in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Unfortunately, one person was lost.

Woman pulled from Des Moines River in dramatic rescue; husband drowns | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/app...oID=1169221915
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Old 07-01-2009, 02:37 PM
 
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Call her lucky huh, very sad for her friend though....
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Old 07-01-2009, 03:47 PM
 
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The rescue pic was incredible!
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Old 07-02-2009, 08:33 AM
 
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The man that rescued her was very low key in the interview I saw, almost embarrassed by the attention. He made sure everyone knew that it was a team effort and the only reason he was the one out there was because he had the harness on when it happened.

The woman is 67 and survived the "boil" in front of that dam! She has kept herself in good physical shape and that is a large part of her withstanding the ordeal for half an hour.
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