First responders do not help man drowning in San Francisco Bay (June 1, 2011)

Authorities and witnesses say a 53-year-old man who drowned in San Francisco Bay on Memorial Day waded into the water fully clothed and remained there for almost an hour before a woman pulled his lifeless body back to shore. The Oakland Tribune reports that rescue efforts were delayed after the unidentified man ventured into the chilly bay from an Alameda beach Monday morning because local police and fire crews are not trained in land-to-water rescues. Petty Officer Erik Swanson tells the Tribune that a U.S. Coast Guard boat dispatched to the scene could not reach the man because the water was too shallow. By the time a helicopter spotted him, the woman swimmer already was pulling him toward the beach. Swanson says the man was pronounced dead at Alameda Hospital.

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[markp1313]

Even a dog would know what to do.

[flynx777]

They should all be charged with assisted suicide fucking pussies.

[miresly7777777]

what the helllll did the retards go do just WATCH? omg hijos de su puta madre! yo con mis 5'5 me hubiera aventado a yudar lo a ese podre aun que sea a patalear en la inche agua pero ya es algo!!!

[moesersC1]

this is what they did to prove they needed their budget back ! they went as far as letting a man die to get it!! so remember you are expendable to the needs stupid people!

[MrSokitumi0007]

This is NOT your country when you idiots gonna get that threw your head its the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the CORPORATION. You have no country look at the treaty of 1783 Specifically states the King of England as your prince. And the FED is the collector or the Kings excise on your nation. You`ve never really been free READ THE GOD DAMN TREATES your government has signed.1776was never about freeing one race it was about enslaving you all. ie or it would read right to property barring HUMANs)o

[TheGeoFossil]

Chuck Norris drowns the water.

[EpicBladeCall]

wow. please dislike this comment all you want. PERHAPS IT WAS HIS TIME TO GO. BUT, the firefighters shouldve at least had the heart to swim out there and attampt to save the man, if he didnt want to be saved, then thats his fault. those people shouldve tried at least swimming out there. budget cuts dont deprive you of being a human and saving other people of your kind.

[guppy4527]

So apparently there were 100 people there that didn't know how to swim I'm guessing?

[kikyouwuv]

@UCSDEngineerDoctor umad bro?

[UCSDEngineerDoctor]

@kikyouwuv Social skills? You, OBAMA, & his UNION cronies would rather watch a man drown than go out there & rescue him & on top of that, have the audacity to blame it on procedural red-tape bureaucratic constipated bullshit. And on top of that whine about not having enough funding. You & OBAMA sound like a gold digger tax tramp, teenage credit card loser, good for nothing, ungrateful waste of a human being.

[UCSDEngineerDoctor]

@kikyouwuv College? How do u pay for it without a job? Bumming off your parents? Since you are unemployed? Running up parents credit cards? You are the one that still lives at home. I employ over 10 people in my software business. You are the one without a job & still live at home. You go to college? What college is that? Community College? Do a world a favor, & stand on your own 2 feet before you can get an ounce of any credibility.