A 24-year-old man burst into tears last week when he finally met the cop who saved his life nearly 20 years ago.
When Christopher Jones was just 5 years old, Ohio Police Officer James Poole saved him from drowning in a hotel swimming pool. Jones had been underwater for a long time, and it wasn’t for Poole, Jones probably wouldn’t be alive today.
The emotional reunion took place after Jones saw a photo of Poole on Columbus Police Department’s Facebook last month, and left a comment that said, “I think that’s the Officer Poole who saved my life.”
Fast forward almost 20 years later, the two were reunited when Jones tapped Poole on the shoulder and asked if he remembered him. “About 1997, you pulled a 5-year-old out of a swimming pool, saved his life,” Jones said.
“Wow,” Poole said as they embraced. “I never thought that something I would do 19, 20 years later would come back, and somebody would thank me,” the 43-year-old told The Columbus Dispatch.
Poole also met Jones’ daughter, and Jones told said, “Because of you, I’m still here. Because of you this little five-year-old girl is still here.”
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