Christopher Smith, a Gonzaga University junior from Tampa, Fla., found himself dangling from a ledge over the Spokane River before daybreak Friday in a daring rescue of a suicidal man who had jumped into the river minutes earlier. Smith, 19, shinnied about 12 feet down from a viewing platform on the Centennial Trail’s Kardong Bridge to reach the man, who was partly submerged and holding onto the bridge’s concrete pier. He pulled out the man and tried to keep him warm until firefighters arrived. As they waited, they talked about the man’s reasons for wanting to die. The man told Smith he was out of work and recently divorced/Mike Prager, SR. More here.

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