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.

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[u/Tea_master_666]

On September 16, 1976, Karapetyan was jogging alongside Yerevan Lake with his brother Kamo. Karapetyan had just completed his usual finswimming distance of 20 km (12 mi) when he heard the sound of a crash and saw a sinking trolleybus.

The trolleybus had lost control and fallen from a dam wall, laying at the bottom of the reservoir some 25 meters (80 ft) offshore at a depth of 10 meters (33 ft).Despite the challenging conditions of sewage-infested waters and poor visibility due to silt, Karapetyan courageously dived in and used his legs to kick open the back window of the trolleybus. He managed to rescue 46 out of the 92 passengers onboard, saving the lives of 20 individuals.

Yep, this guys is a superhero.

[u/IndependenceSad9300 → u/Tea_master_666]

The non 46 died? Also the non 20 of the 46 died?

[u/Robmart → u/IndependenceSad9300]

He rescued 46, but only 20 survived

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How do rescue 46 on 20 dives?

[u/Ph455ki1 → u/Leaky_gland]

If you dive down and kick the window in without taking anyone back with you, but as a result 10 can escape through the opening you just made then you still rescued 10 people.

I don't think he necessarily had to bring the 46 up himself manually, but the fact that he made it possible for them to escape is enough to say you rescued them

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Ahh, true. This makes more sense. Obviously, the people would be trying to get out if there is a way.