'Natural Instincts' Drove Honeymoon Island Hero to Help Others
The Land O' Lakes man who drowned saving a little girl on Easter Sunday would have done it for anyone, his family says.
He gave his life to save an unknown child, and for that, he will be remembered as a hero. Alan Hall, 65, of Land O’ Lakes was spending Easter Sunday at Honeymoon Island with his family when he noticed three children struggling in a strong tidal current. Their parents were able to come to the aid of two of them but were unable to reach a third, which is when Hall jumped into action. Hall was able to reach the child and push her out of the tidal current so that she could swim back to the shore. But immediately afterward, witnesses say, Hall leaned backwards, floating on his back for a period before turning face-down in the water. Hall was retrieved by a boater and brought to shore but was unresponsive and not breathing, according to a …
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denise meyers
9:21 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I hope that Florida state parks will consider getting life guards, especially since they are raking in a ton of money everyday, it is just so SAD that this had to happen especially when it could have been avoided. more ›