| A Regular Guy Becomes a Hero |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Monday, July 06 2009 00:00 |
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What a sad week in Maitland, FL. Little League coach, Pop Warner coach, Boy Scout leader, and member of Asbury Methodist Church Mike Grady and his family were on vacation in North Carolina. His12-year-old son, Austin, was sliding down some falls, when his foot got wedged by a boulder. The current, exerting some 400 pounds of pressure, pushed his face underwater. Grady plunged into the river, positioned himself upstream and held his son’s head above water by using his body to shield Austin from a torrent of water that would eventually rip Grady's shirt off his back. The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





