r/interesting • u/Green____cat • Oct 04 '24

In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, saves 20 people trapped in a bus that sank 80' offshore. It took him several hours to save them all, and he suffered injuries that put him in the hospital for 45 days—it ended his Olympic career. HISTORY

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u/Rene_Coty113 Oct 04 '24

God damn real Superman

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u/backtolurk Oct 04 '24

It's a job for... ShavarshMan!

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

Welllllllllllllll... Lung damage... Not Superman, but certainly Batman.