Would You Die For Anyone? Tragic Story of Aussie Boy Who Sacrificed His Life For Brother! :'(

HERO!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110113/ts_yblog_upshot/boy-saved-brothers-life-in-australian-flood

^ LINK has video talking about it as well with some footage of the flood waters. ^

Jordan Rice, a 13-year-old Australian boy, has emerged as a tragic-heroic figure in news accounts of the disastrous Australian floods, after he asked a rescuer to save his little brother, Blake, before himself. Jordan Rice and his mother, Donna, were swept away by floodwaters and drowned before rescuer Warren McErlean could return for them.

Jordan's father, John Tyson, told the Toowoomba Chronicle Jordan could not swim and was terrified of water. "I can only imagine what was going on inside to give up his life to
save his brother, even though he was petrified of water," he said. "He is our little hero."

Tyson told the paper his longtime partner, Donna Rice, was driving with two of her young sons in tire-level water when her engine stopped. She called for help and the three of them got on the roof of the car as the floodwaters rose quickly. Bystanders were not offering help until McErlean tied a rope around himself and went after them.

A wave of water was coming fast when McErlean reached them with the rope. "Save my brother first," Jordan said, according to McErlean.

Jordan and his mother were swept away, and only 10-year-old Blake survived.
At least 19 people have died in the Queensland floods, according to Reuters.

You can watch McErlean talk about the rescue effort in the video below:

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So would you die for anyone?

That's so sad, it actually made me tear up.

Those flouds have really been tragic, just seeing how deep they were on the news is scary. And yeah, I'd do the same if I had a little sibling. Although the thought may scare you now, when your put in that situation it all changes.

So tragic, yet so heroic.

I don't know what I'd say, whether I'd put someone else's life before my own. I would like to say I would, but until I'm put into that situation (which I hope I never will be), I cannot say for certain.

The kid had balls. Sorry that someone of such noble spirit had to leave the world, it could use more people like him.