BREAKING NEWS: 
ICY WATER RESCUE: Hero Remembered
Updated: Friday, February 8 2013, 08:21 PM EST
COLUMBUS -- Alana Gamble says she’s not surprised that her boyfriend,
30-year-old James Russell Jenkins jumped into a pond to save a little
boy at 4499 Lakeside South.
Jenkins did not survive. The little boy is at Nationwide Children’s hospital.
Gamble says it was his character to help others no matter what.
“This is him, this is how he lived his life. Anybody who knows him will tell you that was Russell.”
Friends and family left candles and stuffed animals, making a small memorial in the spot where Jenkins jumped into the pond.
Even in his death Jenkins is still a hero. According to the Franklin County Coroner Jenkins is a tissue donor.
----------
Reporter: Maria Durant
Web Producer: Kellie Hanna
Related Stories
-
Rescue Crews Searching Indian Lake
-
Fatal Crash in Madison Co.
-
FBI Hunt for Hoffa Remains Ends
-
Three Charged for Enslaving Mother and Daughter
-
Man Arrested After Standoff with Police
-
Natura Pet Food & Treats Recalled
-
Serena Williams Comments on Steubenville Case
-
Chryster Now Decides to Recall Jeeps
-
Miami Heat Wins in Overtime
-
Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts
-
Perry talks Russell Brand, John Mayer with Vogue
-
Man Critically Hurt in North Columbus Shooting
-
Elderly Woman Speaks About Abuse by Grandson
-
Marion Teen Struck by Car During Driver's Exam
-
Ohio Lawmakers Debating State Budget Plans
-
Treadmill Desks Growing in Popularity in Columbus
-
BLUE JACKETS: Profile of President John Davidson
-
Chillicothe Cop Falls Asleep Behind Wheel, Crashes
-
TSA Officer Tells Teen to Cover Up
-
OSU, Kroger Expand Little Clinic Collaboration
-
Suspect Still at Large After Muskingum/Perry Co. Chase
-
NSA Says 50 Terror Plots Foiled
-
Chrysler Agrees to Recall of Jeeps at Risk of Fire
-
Robbery at Thornton's Gas Station
-
Woman Hospitalized After Grease Fire
-
Pizza Driver Robbed Overnight
-
Last Day for the G8 Summit
-
Plan to Put Women in Combat Roles
-
Afghan Forces Take Over Security
-
Man Charged with Child Endangerment After Kids Vandalized Home
- Ohio lawmakers discuss, question new abortion bill
- Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck
- Crews recover body of teen in Ohio canal
- Court to hear fee debate in Cleveland killings
- Stepped-up patrols at OH complex after rape report
- Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
- Fed: fracking study won't be done until 2016
- Ohio woman, 80, kidnapped and put in car trunk
- Improvements will stem algae growth at Ohio lake
- Teen girls say doctor abused them at Ohio home
Social