dustotepp t1_iwew830 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 2:59 AM Reply to comment by churninbutter in TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur Instinctive Drowning Repsonse is a real bitch. Permalink Parent 8
dustotepp t1_iwew830 wrote
Reply to comment by churninbutter in TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur
Instinctive Drowning Repsonse is a real bitch.