Marine Corps vet saving the world one person at a time

KTVU reports that a life-long Raiders fan and a marine veteran saved a woman from herself yesterday when the woman jumped from an upper deck of the Collesium. The Marine tried to convince her to not jump, but when she did, he tried to catch her;

Arriving paramedics found the woman in very critical condition, and a man also injured on the concourse where she fell. Initially, they thought she fell on him, but witnesses say he actually jumped to where she was falling, and tried to save her.

“Very heroically, he tried to catch her, so he got injured in the process, “ Sgt. J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department told KTVU.

The man’s injuries weren’t critical, but enough to keep him in the hospital Sunday night. He is a 61 year old grandfather from Stockton, a Marine Corps veteran, and a lifelong Raiders fan who recently acquired season tickets.

He told investigators that he and a friend were lingering near the flagpoles and Al Davis commemorative flame when he saw the commotion around the despondent woman.

When she jumped, he lunged toward her, with no regard for his own safety.

He said afterward, he didn’t think about it, but just did it.

The hospital says that she may not survive her injuries, but it’s not from this unnamed veteran’s lack of trying.

Category: Real Soldiers