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/Green____cat Oct 04 '24

In 1985, he happened to pass by a burning building and rushed inside, again saving people trapped inside one at a time until he collapsed. He was again hospitalized with severe burns and lung damage.

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u/Fight_Club_Odyssey Oct 04 '24

Real life Superhero

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u/unfortunatebastard Oct 04 '24

He saved a bunch of lives after going for his usual run of 12km.