For at some moment in the water he must have realized that he would not live if he continued to hand over the rope and ring to others.
Support 1: "Like every other person on that flight, he was desperate to live, which makes his final act so stunning." Do you think this man wanted to die? He had a life of his own to go home to. He wanted to live just as badly as his peers. He had to make a difficult decision that day; a decision to put himself first, and that, makes him courageous. "In a mass casualty, you'll find people like him," said Windsor, "But I've never seen one with that commitment." …show more content…
If this man wouldn't have gotten into the water to save these guys, we would've lost more than just one man.
Support 3: "In fact, nobody had to go into the water . That somebody actually did so is part of the reason this particular tragedy sticks in the mind." The man in the water had to think to himself: "Is my life worth all three of their lives? Should I keep on living or should I go in and save multiple lives?"
Conclusion: Bravery and courage are the biggest words to describe this man's actions. To risk your own life for someone else's is phenomenal. I don't know anyone who could pull of a selfless act like this one. When the helicopter took off with what was to be the last survivor, he watched everything in the world move away from him, and he deliberately let it