DMD Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Pretty cool is all I have to say. When's the last time you carried a full grown man for three hours? Heroic Teen Saves Friend After Fall In Frigid Swamp18-Year-Old Carries Friend Three Miles CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. -- A teenager is alive and recovering in a hospital, thanks to a friend who went the extra distance to save him. Brandon Byars, 19, and Hunter Poole, 18, were on a hunting trip near the intersection of Old Plantation Road and Goucher Green Bethel Road in Cherokee County on Sunday night. The teens were following hunting dogs across a beaver dam when Byars fell, landing in 5 feet of water. It was so cold the water was icing over, and Byars could not stay afloat. "He went completely under twice," Poole said. Poole scrambled down to the water's edge, and was able to pull Byars to the bank. By the time Poole dragged his friend from the water, Byars had no feeling in his legs. Poole said, "It's cold. You can't feel nothing -- your hands, your feet. Your body just starts shutting down." "I got him on my shoulders," Poole said, "He was still conscious, talking to me," Poole said. "But he kept going in and out on me." He carried Byars a few miles to where he could get help. They were both soaked and freezing, and it took about three hours for Poole to make it to the location where Byars could be rescued. "We're like brothers,” Poole said. “I'd have done anything to get him out of there." The Cherokee Chronicle was there as first responders loaded Byars into an ambulance for the trip to the Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Byars suffered cuts and hypothermia. The feeling is slowly returning to his legs. He still can't feel from the ankles down, but on Monday he was able to wiggle his toes. He is expected to be released as soon as sometime on Tuesday. Byars' father, Bobby Byars, said, "Luckily, my other adopted son -- Hunter -- he was with him." "If it hadn't been for Hunter, Brandon would be dead," Byars said. "I honestly believe that." In the meantime, Brandon Byars will be going through some testing to make sure he didn't get a staph infection from the dirty swamp water. But in spite of that, his father is thankful for the happy ending. "He's alive, that's the main thing," Bobby Byars said. "My youngin's alive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 "If it hadn't been for Hunter, Brandon would be dead," Byars said. "I honestly believe that." Or maybe he would have been home playing x-box rather than falling into frozen swamps. . . But seriously, nice story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Great "feel good" story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 so.... I Like Soup's real name is Brandon Byars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That's Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That is great DMD, but curse you for getting that song in my head now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 PS, amazingly, this isn't on CNN.com However they are featuring this great worthy stuff among others: Latest News Ticker: Clinton on 'Dancing With Stars'? Mitchell: Clemens' ex-trainer truthful on steroids 55 min Missing climbers phone home 'Secret' of Diana's butler trashed KTVU: Tiger attack 911: My brother's about to die Deserted cargo ship capsizing in rough sea Band student punished with handful of spit Galileo protest halts pope's visit WTKR: Lawmaker wants 'truck castration' Cops bill teen $20K for party; he just scoffs Moose trapped in ice struggles on hoof-tips :vomit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That is great DMD, but curse you for getting that song in my head now. me too . seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codwagon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 so.... I Like Soup's real name is Brandon Byars. just a quck note to let you know that I got it and it was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 That is great DMD, but curse you for getting that song in my head now. that made me want to keep smilin', keep shinin', knowin' that you can always count on me, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 his father is thankful for the happy ending. Wonder if he paid extra for that. Great story. Everyone should have a friend that would go to those lengths for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Great story about friendship, but would it have been better for him to help him walk and get circulation going again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Great story about friendship, but would it have been better for him to help him walk and get circulation going again? After being immersed in water that is nearly 32 degrees, he could not use his legs. He could not even feel them. Think about the end of the movie Titanic with DiCaprio only colder water and without Kate Winslet there. Or a really big boat. Add in beavers. You're there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Think about the end of the movie Titanic with DiCaprio only colder water and without Kate Winslet there. Or a really big boat. Add in beavers. You're there. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there was a beaver in that movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 that made me want to keep smilin', keep shinin', knowin' that you can always count on me, for sure. I really want to borrow (not buy) a copy of your book and smack you upside the head with it, you sick bastage. I had finally purged the $%#@ song and it's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 just a quck note to let you know that I got it and it was funny. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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