The Portrait of a Hero

Construction worker Jason Oglesbee rescues a woman whose boat capsized near a dam in Des Moines, Iowa.

“They just harnessed me up and dipped me down in the water and I grabbed her and the crane drug her to the boat and that’s it,” Oglesbee said. “What are you going to do if she’s like that? It’s no big deal. The whole crew did it.”

The Des Moines Register reports, “Oglesbee was reluctant to give his name or be interviewed when first approached by members of the media. He later allowed a couple of questions before returning to work”

…”I just told her to hang on tight. I won’t let go,” Oglesbee recalled.

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