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Armenian olympic swimmer saved 20 people trapped in a bus that sank but injuries ended up his career
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In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, saves 20 people trapped in a bus that sank 80' (25 m) offshore. It took him several hours to save them all, and he suffered injuries that put him in the hospital for 45 days which ended his Olympic career. Read the story :
On Sept. 16, 1976, the 23-year-old champion finswimmer Karapetyan, went to work out by running around the artificial lake in the middle of the country’s capital, Yerevan. Alongside his brother, Kamo, and his coach, and with a 45-pound bag of sand on his back, Karapetyan set out on a 13-mile run that would change his life forever.
While running, he suddenly heard a loud noise. Karapetyan looked up and saw that trolleybus number 15 had veered off the road and plunged straight into the lake.
Shavarsh Karapetyan ran to the lake, took a deep breath, and jumped in. He swam fifteen feet below the surface and kicked open a window with his left leg. Blinded by the swirling silt, he reached inside and grabbed for any survivors.
The broken glass sliced his leg but he kept dove, he dove 40 times bringing up as many people as he could. Shavarsh Karapetyan dove until rescue workers begged him to stop. He dove until he emerged with only a cushion and realized that he had begun growing faint from the lack of oxygen.
“I had nightmares about that cushion for a long time,” Karapetyan said. “I could have saved someone else’s life.”
In the end, he pulled 37 people out of the lake, 20 of whom survived. Nine others escaped on their own through the broken window.
Karapetyan bandaged the lacerations on his leg and went home. But that evening, his temperature spiked, and he began to have convulsions. A physician and family friend took him to the hospital, where he spent several heartstopping days in critical care.
The cold, polluted water and wounds on his legs had led to pneumonia and blood poisoning. Though he survived, it seemed all but sure that his athletic career was over. It was three weeks before he was able to walk again.
On Sept. 16, 1976, the 23-year-old champion finswimmer Karapetyan, went to work out by running around the artificial lake in the middle of the country’s capital, Yerevan. Alongside his brother, Kamo, and his coach, and with a 45-pound bag of sand on his back, Karapetyan set out on a 13-mile run that would change his life forever.
While running, he suddenly heard a loud noise. Karapetyan looked up and saw that trolleybus number 15 had veered off the road and plunged straight into the lake.
Shavarsh Karapetyan ran to the lake, took a deep breath, and jumped in. He swam fifteen feet below the surface and kicked open a window with his left leg. Blinded by the swirling silt, he reached inside and grabbed for any survivors.
The broken glass sliced his leg but he kept dove, he dove 40 times bringing up as many people as he could. Shavarsh Karapetyan dove until rescue workers begged him to stop. He dove until he emerged with only a cushion and realized that he had begun growing faint from the lack of oxygen.
“I had nightmares about that cushion for a long time,” Karapetyan said. “I could have saved someone else’s life.”
In the end, he pulled 37 people out of the lake, 20 of whom survived. Nine others escaped on their own through the broken window.
Karapetyan bandaged the lacerations on his leg and went home. But that evening, his temperature spiked, and he began to have convulsions. A physician and family friend took him to the hospital, where he spent several heartstopping days in critical care.
The cold, polluted water and wounds on his legs had led to pneumonia and blood poisoning. Though he survived, it seemed all but sure that his athletic career was over. It was three weeks before he was able to walk again.
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