r/interesting 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/Scary-Ad-5706 Oct 04 '24 edited Oct 04 '24

I am having trouble rationalizing and making the mental physics work on how a bus 33 feet underwater, will be a survivable environment for 20 people. Especially given he "Kicked a window in" to get into the bus.

Edit: Read wiki, fixed two portions to match wiki.