Homeless hero involved in another river rescue

[The Straight Story]

Homeless hero involved in another river rescue

A homeless Winnipeg man hailed as a hero for jumping into the frigid Red River in Winnipeg in May to save a drowning teen was involved in another river rescue on Friday.

Police said Faron Hall, 44, pulled a woman from the river Friday afternoon.

The Winnipeg police dive team was called to an area near the Norwood Bridge at Marion Street just after 1 p.m. to search for a person believed to have drowned.

Police believe three people were consuming alcohol near the water when a woman fell in. A male friend jumped in after her but was swept away by the current.

Hall managed to help the woman, his girlfriend, out of the water but could not get to the man.

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In May, Hall was presented with the mayor's medal of valour after risking his life to save Joseph Mousseau, 19.



http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/09/04/mb-river-search-winnipeg.html

[Hannah Bell]

1. kudos.

[Ocracoker16]

2. a real hero

I am glad that he was recognized and given the mayor's medal of valour. It is disgusting to read the comments following the article at the link. Some of these people can't stand that a homeless person is being hailed as a hero so they look for ways to make Mr. Hall look bad. I wonder if they have done any good deeds in the last 10 years. Probably not.

[roguevalley]

3. never judge a book by its cover. :)

[vadawg]

4. dude did good, but if it happens again id be getting suspicious