ArcelorMittal colleague and his friends save a girl from the sea
Saturday night in a coast town in the South of France. 3 friends, one of them an ArcelorMittal colleague, come back from a party organised on a sea wall. When their boat is at the dock, someone alerts them: a girl is drowning some hundred meters away! They start up the engine again and try to find her in the darkness…
All this happened on July 25, sometime before 2am in Sète. The girl can now explain this story thanks in part to Eric Foultier, who works in Paris for Commercial Sections France. He was spending the weekend in the seaside town, from where his family originates.
“It was hard to see where the girl was, but once we spotted her, 2 of us jumped into the water, while another one stayed on the boat,” Eric explains. “Once we brought the girl into the boat, it took her a few minutes to completely recover, as she had swallowed a lot of water.”
Eric and his friends were in the newspaper – the new local heros! But on that night, only one thing mattered: “Everything happened very quickly; we didn’t think about it – we just wanted to save her,” Eric tells us. “Once it was over, I felt very happy and satisfied with what we did.”
This story is clear proof of ArcelorMittal’s people commitment to Health and Safety: at work, at home… and even in the sea! Merci et félicitations (thanks and congratulations), Eric !
6 comments
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August 4th, 2009 by Tigiripalli Krishna Kanth
Dear friends from Arcelor Mittal, it gives so much pleasure and delight that an employee from your company did save a girl from drowning. It gives immense to involve in such wonderful things.
I should congratulate the persons involved in saving the girls life. Your employees set a grate example.
Prof.T.Krishna Kanth
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August 4th, 2009 by raquel
Thanks for your message, dear friend! We will make sure that Eric receives it
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August 5th, 2009 by Carol Casanas
Congratulations Eric! This world needs more people like yourself and your friends, what you did naturally is an amazing trait to have. Your bravery has now allowed this young girl to grow up, go to school and have a long life ahead of her! Bravo Eric!
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August 5th, 2009 by stefan
Hi,
this is a great story and well done to Eric! really awesome act!
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August 5th, 2009 by Nicola Davidson
HI Eric, this is a truly inspirational story. To put yourself at risk in such a selfless way is an important reminder to all of us about being honourable and doing the right thing. I have great admiration for your bravery and boldness.
Nicola
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August 8th, 2009 by Tony
God made sure you were around to save that girl. Well done Eric!
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