In 1990 while enjoying a visit to the zoo in Detroit, Rick Swope did something amazing and yet highly unadvised, but because of it, tragedy was thankfully averted.. As he made his rounds, he spotted a fight going on between two male monkeys. The little monkey, named Jo-Jo, was losing terribly, so he took off to safety. However, he ended up falling into the moat, almost drowning!
But people just stood around doing nothing. Some of them even tried to discourage Rick when he decided to save the monkey from drowning, but he would listen to none of it.
“Everyone in the whole place was just standing around watching this monkey drown,” Swope told the Deseret News. “When he went down the second time I knew I had to do something.”
The big-hearted guy dived right in and swam towards the animal. He ended up saving Jo-Jo’s life!
You can watch how the dramatic event unfolded in the video below:
What do you think about this man’s bravery? Have you ever saved an animal from a dangerous situation? Let us know in the comments and show this act of courage and kindness to your friends and family as well!
