Sacrificing His Life to Save a Stranger
Robert Cook, a 22 year-old skydiving instructor, was on a plane with a 21 year-old Kimberley Dear. She was about to make her first skydive ever and Robert was her instructor.
But soon after the plane had taken off the engine failed. The airplane started plummeting towards the ground at a rapid speed.
Robert calmly told Kimberly to sit on his lap. He then hooked her harness up to his and embraced her to take the brunt of the impact onto himself. Robert stayed incredibly calm and composed and told Kimberly exactly what she needed to do and kept her calm as well.
He then turned his body so that he was underneath Kimberly. When the plane made impact with the ground, Robert's body softened the blow for her.
Robert died after hitting the ground. But thanks to his heroic actions Kimberly survived. He had given his own life to save someone who was a really a stranger to him.
Robert's father says selflessness was in his son's nature. "He would have sacrificed anything for anybody because that's just the way he was."
Uncommon strength and sacrifice for that of another.
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