Without being there, you can't say you'd react a certain way, but with no obvious blood in the water, and it not likely being extreme cold, I think I'd have a very different reaction to those guys and jump in to help. He could've been underwater for 2 minutes by that point, but wouldn't it be a human reaction to jump in, especially in shallow waters with boats all around at that point? Sure it may have been fruitless, but knowing someone is in there who may be alive is enough to make you react like that was your family member.
Not to derail this thread with something too controversial, but a friend of mine who spent considerable time in Atlanta once told me that Americans are outwardly way more friendlier, but if you truly needed help, Canadians would be there for you. True or not, when I see this type of thing, I wonder.
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