18 August 2009

Raden Soemawinata - everyday hero


In Melbourne a tiny Maltese-shitzu was blown off a pier into the ocean...

Ms Drummond watched helplessly as Bibi, who tried valiantly to dog-paddle back to Brighton Pier, was blown further into the surging water by winds of more than 100km/h.

Lucky for Bibi, Raden Soemawinata stripped down to shirt, jocks and socks dived in after the terrified dog. Mr Soemawinata, 20, was on the pier for a family ceremony to scatter his grandmother's ashes into the Melbourne bay.

Via Arbroath.

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    HERO! Good for him. Wish there were more like him.

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  2. RuskAugust 18, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    Here is where a little owner responsibility would have gone a long way. Or are dog leashes unacceptable, now?

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  3. NicoleAugust 20, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Yay! How awesome (plus, he's hot, which is never a bad thing in a soaking wet man).

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