{"id":14428,"date":"2016-09-19T17:02:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14428"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:02:43","slug":"columbus-officer-reunites-with-man-he-saved-from-drowning-19-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14428","title":{"rendered":"Columbus officer reunites with man he saved from drowning 19 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WCMH<\/a>) \u2014 A Columbus Police officer was reunited Friday with a man he saved nearly 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

A picture was posted on Facebook of Officer James Poole with someone at a community event. A man commented on that post and said that an Officer Poole had saved him from drowning when he was 5 years old.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Officer Poole was surprised as Chris Jones, now 24 years old, walked up to him during an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you remember me?\u201d Jones asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo I don\u2019t sir,\u201d Officer Pool responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 1997? I\u2019m the boy you pulled out of a swimming pool,\u201d Jones explained.<\/p>\n

Officer Poole immediately got up and gave Jones a hug, saying \u201cwow\u201d and \u201cthat\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones then held back tears as he thanked the officer, and told him he now has a 5-year-old himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of you, I\u2019m still here. Because of you, this five year old little girl is here,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

Jones also says he\u2019s interested in becoming a police officer himself.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"