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An elderly Minnesota man is alive today thanks to the heroic actions of his 8-year-old grandson, who rescued the man - a Holocaust survivor - after he broke his hip and fell headfirst into a swimming pool.
Tanner Jensen was visiting his grandparents at their Minnetonka, Minn., condominium when he and his grandfather, Curtis Hort, decided to take a swim in the building's pool, according to KARE-TV. Hort slipped, broke his hip and slid into the water. He was unable to swim because he couldn't move his right side.
Tanner, who started swimming as a 1-year-old, jumped in and grabbed his grandfather by the hair to pull his head above water. The station reported that the grandson guided his grandfather to the shallow end of the pool and then ran inside to alert his grandmother, who called 911.
"It seems like a small act, but it was really brave and fearless," Virginia Jensen, Tanner's mother, told KARE-TV.
Tanner's actions also caught the attention of the city of Minnetonka, and he will be honored for the heroic rescue of his grandfather.
Hort, who survived a concentration camp during World War II, said that he has learned to treasure every second of his life. Thanks to Tanner, he has more to savor.
"I am grateful that the almighty has seen fit to let me live to this ripe age and enjoy the beauty of his creation and the love of my family," he told KARE-TV.
Tanner Jensen was visiting his grandparents at their Minnetonka, Minn., condominium when he and his grandfather, Curtis Hort, decided to take a swim in the building's pool, according to KARE-TV. Hort slipped, broke his hip and slid into the water. He was unable to swim because he couldn't move his right side.
Tanner, who started swimming as a 1-year-old, jumped in and grabbed his grandfather by the hair to pull his head above water. The station reported that the grandson guided his grandfather to the shallow end of the pool and then ran inside to alert his grandmother, who called 911.
"It seems like a small act, but it was really brave and fearless," Virginia Jensen, Tanner's mother, told KARE-TV.
Tanner's actions also caught the attention of the city of Minnetonka, and he will be honored for the heroic rescue of his grandfather.
Hort, who survived a concentration camp during World War II, said that he has learned to treasure every second of his life. Thanks to Tanner, he has more to savor.
"I am grateful that the almighty has seen fit to let me live to this ripe age and enjoy the beauty of his creation and the love of my family," he told KARE-TV.
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
9-03-2009 @ 11:59PM
IntlTrvler said...My son was taught how to swim when he was three years old. Then he joined cub scouts at age 8 and went on to spend 9 years in scouting. He learned so much about what to do in emergencies and how to keep his head. His friends have always looked to him for leadership and I'm very proud of him. He is a third generation to belong to Scouting.
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9-04-2009 @ 2:37AM
donna said...thats no small act by no means he saved his g/p this kid is a hero!!! good going tanner ^5.
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9-06-2009 @ 4:29PM
heidi said...What a wonderful child, finally we have parents here that taught their child the right thing to do. There should be more parents just like them, i applaud this child and his parents.
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9-13-2009 @ 12:31PM
Dick Olsen said...keb is right, the kid did what he had to do when he had to do it. If the halfwitted adults of this world would stop treating our children like they were idiots, there would be far more actions like this boy did. His parents are also to be commended for getting him able to swim early in life. Good job kid!
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9-06-2009 @ 6:02PM
debbie said...What an uplifting story! God bless that lil fella and his grandpa....may they both share many more happy years together.
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9-06-2009 @ 7:11PM
JBJG24M said...HOPE THAT GRANDPA REMEMBERS HIM IN HIS WILL !
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9-06-2009 @ 8:37PM
Shanaysia said...wow this brings memories. when i was 5 or 6 i saved my great grandfather from drowning in the tub cause the door was closed and but slightly opened and i saw him and i screamed an saved him but i don't think it was ever commended by the media and it was a small act anyway but i was commended by my church and i won an award for my braveness and my high grades in school.
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9-06-2009 @ 8:56PM
Debby said...Now THAT'S a story well worth reading!! Way to go Tanner. Fast thinking and saved a life!
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9-06-2009 @ 11:00PM
DebJustDeb said...I'm thrilled there's a happy ending to this story. Thank Heaven, Tanner kept his wits about him! He IS a hero. The first sendtence of this article was confusing. Amy Hatch wrote...".An elderly Minnesota Holocaust survivor..." I thought, "When did Minnesota have a Holocaust?" I know picky, picky, but when you're a writer, you should know what you're writing about.
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9-06-2009 @ 11:20PM
Susan Avery said...Thanks, Deb. I changed the first sentence.
9-07-2009 @ 1:32AM
Donna said...Ok ms proper way I can just hear grandpa saying thankyou for saving me but next time do it the right way. Oh and that last sentence in your life saving course has a misspelling. Ha! Ha!
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