There was a woman up there on the edge of the railing.
I turned to Glenn and said, Do you think shes gonna jump?
He said, Oh, boy, shes falling as we speak."
I fell to the ground, too, from the impact, and I blacked out for a minute.
When I came to, Glenn was holding up fingers and saying, How many do you see?
The woman was alive but was in a coma for a while and had brain surgery.
She later told me she was very grateful they call her Miracle Girl.
But what bothered me was that I didnt do a better job of saving her.
I couldnt really latch on to her.
“Donnies seen a lot.
S— doesnt scare him.
Many people would turn away if they saw 100 pounds dropping down on them.
But he just saved her life.”
It was 5 a.m. when I heard somebody screaming, Help!
“‘Thank you’ will never be enough.
He gave me life.
When I got over there, I stepped up and hit the bear in the eye.
Id heard this is the best way to fight a bear.
He let go of the woman, and she ran into my house.
The bear reached out and grabbed ahold of me, and the mauling was on.
He tore off my right ear, and I was waiting for him to bite me again.
I spent seven days in the hospital.
So I came out of it pretty good.
I never saw myself as a hero and still dont.
Youre dealt a situation, and you either respond or you dont do anything.
People say, Would you have done anything differently?
I havent the faintest idea.
I am a photographer and was staring at what was almost an artistic scene.
Suddenly, this guy on the beach started yelling, My wife!
Shes in the ocean and cant get out!
