tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post1357027168875665081..comments2023-05-02T08:52:40.160-04:00Comments on This Runner's World: Scariest thing EVER!Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490582426886405494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-81462588899574768272016-03-25T07:35:41.862-04:002016-03-25T07:35:41.862-04:00During one my summers of lifeguarding 40 years ago...During one my summers of lifeguarding 40 years ago as a teenager I was walking the pool deck and was walking past a 10 year old girl who had gone down a water slide into 6 feet of water. She could not swim and the look of sheer terror on her face as she realized she was drowning is still etched in my memory. I jumped into the water to save her (we didn't carry bouys then) and she grabbed me around my neck so fast and so tight I couldn't believe it. I was a very strong swimmer and got us to the edge immediately but 40 years later I still re-live that moment. Having gone through that experience ingrained in my mind the very real danger one faces when executing any rescue. It's frightening but it's one of those experiences that eventually makes you stronger and more confident; you learn from it -- different scenarios play out in your mind knowing what you know, knowing what you would do differently and better if ever faced with that situation again. anynomoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431845580929927926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-49113215277458261972016-03-22T15:27:46.941-04:002016-03-22T15:27:46.941-04:00absolutely a hero. and SO scary! i picture this be...absolutely a hero. and SO scary! i picture this being a situation like i fear where someone codes in public and im the one to help. you face fears in moments like this with knowledge not everyone has. wonderful. xo..:danielle:..https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886287513904546117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-90268271559595564142016-03-22T09:09:09.756-04:002016-03-22T09:09:09.756-04:00I can only imagine. We (a group of 14 adults) los...I can only imagine. We (a group of 14 adults) lost my 5 year old niece at the State Fair once. I was the one who noticed she was missing and the one who found her (she was holding on to a guy's leg, he said she just grabbed him, he realized she was lost and scared and getting more scared when he spoke to her so he just stayed put, knowing someone would come searching). No idea how long it actually was, maybe only 10 minutes of searching? It felt like forever. I remember the aftermath, similar to yours shaking, crying, nightmares for days. And I remember thinking of things I should have done (not losing her in the first place obviously, but if I'd taken a few crowd pictures in each direction right away, those maybe could have been enlarged if we didn't find her at the fair, and if I'd left my camera with my sister-in-law, she would have had photos from that day of her daughter to show police). She's so lucky you were there, and it's good that everything turned out. Take care of yourself. I've read a lot about officer-involved shootings due to my husband's job, and I imagine a lot of the emotion that goes with that is similar to what you're experiencing. Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-75955272669289215452016-03-21T11:24:51.832-04:002016-03-21T11:24:51.832-04:00HOLY CRAP. You are a hero. That is so scary!!!! I&...HOLY CRAP. You are a hero. That is so scary!!!! I'm glad that everything turned out ok but I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been....middleagedrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641686876056222621noreply@blogger.com