When your life is in jeopardy you usually go back to your instincts and survival is your first priority. Despite this some people are able to override their instincts and remain calm while saving others. "The Man in the Water" is a great example of this happening. This is because even as he was clinging to a sinking plane with 5 others and as the rescue helicopter came he stayed calm assisted the others in rescue and in the end succumbed to the cold water before he was able to be rescued.
To me this is an incredible example of how ordinary people in these situations are able to step up and give up there life to complete strangers. He was just a regular guy put into an irregular situation "Balding, probably in his 50s, an extravagant mustache"
To me this is an incredible example of how ordinary people in these situations are able to step up and give up there life to complete strangers. He was just a regular guy put into an irregular situation "Balding, probably in his 50s, an extravagant mustache"