Five-year-old "Lifeguard".Young Collin Bair's mother, Jennifer Bair, took him over to his cousin's house in Cope, South Carolina Cope is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census. Geography Cope is located at (33.377510, -81.007736)GR1. , on July 8 for a summer afternoon in the sun. Collin and his cousin Cory Kaiser, who is three, paddled around the pool on a float, enjoying themselves. Collin's and Cory's mothers took their eyes off the boys only for a moment before they were alerted by Cory's sister, Kennerly Ann. "He's going under!" she yelled yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. . Mrs. Blair told the Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the largest city and county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 12,765 at the 2000 census. The population has steadily declined since the 1950s. , Times and Democrat, "When I looked over there, Cory had fallen off the float and Collin had him." Seeing his cousin slip into the water, Collin had immediately followed to help the younger boy. When asked about his brave deed deed, in law, written document that is signed and delivered by which one person conveys land or other realty (see property) to another. A deed may assure the extent of the conveying party's ownership or, if the party is uncertain of the precise extent, he issues a , Collin explained: "He was coming up and down. He was trying to swim. He was pulling me down. I grabbed him because I didn't want him to drown drown v. drowned, drown·ing, drowns v.tr. 1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid. 2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid. 3. ." Mrs. Bair shared her feelings about the incident with the Times and Democrat reporter: "It scared me to death. But I was so proud because you would think a 5-year-old would just be worried about getting himself out." "There are so many fatalities that can be prevented," Collin's swimming instructor, Gail Livingston, told the newspaper. "One story like this is worth my whole 25 years of teaching." |
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