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Kellzacar

Teen jumped from bridge

by KellzacarComment Published at 07:4507:454 comments4 comments36 Visits36 VisitsReport

A teenage boy has saved the life of a drowning woman by jumping 20 metres from a bridge into a freezing river on the New South Wales North Coast.

Fourteen year old Corey Warburton struggled for an hour to get the woman to safety, and managed to save the 70-year-old woman from death.

"I wasn't really afraid of what I was doing. I wasn't really feeling any emotion," Corey told Channel 7 News. "I just wanted to get the lady to safety."

Corey was on his way to a skate park, when he found a suicide note, clothes and glasses on the Grafton Bridge. He looked down and saw the woman's body floating in the river.

With no-one else around and no mobile phone, he jumped 20 metres into the water.

He then swam in the freezing water with the woman for half an hour while she drifted in and out of consciousness.

Corey then pulled her into the reeds where police and another teen helped drag them onto the bank. Corey's mother says, "It's not out of character for Corey. Corey has done stuff like that since he was tiny."

The woman is in a stable condition in hospital.

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janicepovey
Monday | janicepovey
Re: Teen jumped from bridge

 It was nice to see a great ending to something that started out to be a tragedy....this happened about 1/2 hour away from us at Grafton and Coreywas a  hero for sure.



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Arna
Monday | Arna
Re: Teen jumped from bridge

Now he is a real hero.  I hope that he knows what an angel he really is.



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Rukia
July 23rd | Rukia
Re: Teen jumped from bridge

I saw this yesterday on ninemsn and thought what a great guy. Noy sure if the chick feels the same but. :(



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August88
July 23rd | August88
Re: Teen jumped from bridge

Nice to hear some good news for a change so we should keep that coming. So glad that didn't end in disaster. Teens are such risk takers. I guess he would have been acting on adrenalin and impulse to save the lady. Hope the lady recovers alright.



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