Emotional reunion between police officer and boy he saved from drowning
A man burst into tears when he finally got to hug and thank the police officer who rescued him from drowning nearly 20 years ago in an emotional reunion caught on camera.
Officer James Poole saved Christopher Jones from drowning in a swimming pool when the young boy was five years old.
Mr Jones saw a photo of Officer Poole on Columbus Police Department’s Facebook last month and recognised him as the man who saved his life 19 years prior.
Immediately, officers were in touch with Mr Jones and concocted a plan for the two to meet.
On September 17, officer Poole thought he was being invited to speak about his position for cadets at the Columbus Police Academy when he arrived at the facility with notes in hand.
But he didn't expect an unfamiliar face to tap him on the shoulder partway through the on-camera interview.
"Do you remember me?" Jones asked officer Poole. "About 1997, you pulled a five-year-old out of a swimming pool, saved his life."
Immediately, the pair embraced, as if they had known each other forever.
With tears streaming down his face, Mr Jones told his hero, "because of you, I'm still here," as Mr Jones' own daughter watched."
Even at a young age, Mr Jones knew clearly that he owed Officer Poole his life.
