Jordan Rice, a 13-year-old Australian boy, has emerged as a tragic-heroic figure in news accounts of the disastrous Australian floods, after he asked a rescuer to save his little brother, Blake, before himself. Jordan Rice and his mother, Donna, were swept away by floodwaters and drowned before rescuer Warren McErlean could return for them.
Jordan's father, John Tyson, told the Toowoomba Chronicle Jordan could not swim and was terrified of water. "I can only imagine what was going on inside to give up his life to save his brother, even though he was petrified of water," he said. "He is our little hero." Tyson told the paper his longtime partner, Donna Rice, was driving with two of her young sons in tire-level water when her engine stopped. She called for help and the three of them got on the roof of the car as the floodwaters rose quickly. Bystanders were not offering help until McErlean tied a rope around himself and went after them.
A wave of water was coming fast when McErlean reached them with the rope.
"Save my brother first," Jordan said, according to McErlean. Jordan and his mother were swept away and only 10 year old Blake survived . At least nineteen people have died in the Queensland floods. You can see Mcerlean talk about the rescue attempt in the video below.
Jeannie Nee
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy .
The little boy was so brave and may little Jordan Rice look over his little brother what love they shared .
Nan
Hi Cutie ... Hiya NAN ... the weather is getting worst every day all over the world .
ReplyDeleteHow is Nana ??
Got Brian tucked in all cozy and warm .
Did you find the twins anything.
Nan ...glad you made it , now the gangs' all here .
ReplyDeleteWhat gang is Big G. coming ?
ReplyDeleteNan
Jeannie,
ReplyDeleteWe know how that is everyone likes good company . How you doing ?
Nan
Doing good , my company goes to bed [Dad] Haha
ReplyDeleteAnd it seems I can't spell any more. The Alzheimer's is setting in
ReplyDeleteI agree Nan about jordan. He was so brave. They have 72 other people missing. They think they were washed away. It was a violent flash flood.Just a small town.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about me understanding your spelling , Nee don't spell worth a crap so you know I can read yours .
ReplyDeleteI don't shut up and Sis has to run me home ...it's called love baby .
ReplyDeleteI will be right back I hear mom calling , Mae wants to go over to Dan and Salley and mom told her to carry her musty butt to bed . Right back .
ReplyDeleteSo tell me Nan what horrible things did you two get up to when you were kids? I think you would have scared the crap out of me and my mom thought I was wild.
ReplyDeleteI'm back ' lets see where was I , oh yes they will really like the family together .
ReplyDeleteNee go away with her crowd and really enjoys it or just to damn crazy to know the difference .
Nee was a bad ass and stayed in trouble and when she wouldn't talk the kids in NO called her dummy , she would beat the living shit out of them . She beat up one of gramps friends daughters.
ReplyDeleteJeannie Nee is a mean ass .
Sweetie ...I was real good and I never got into trouble ...NAN was the bad one .
ReplyDeleteI guess she had to be mean to survive that period Nan,and I'm sure you pounded a couple of people for calling her dummy too.
ReplyDeleteG told me you were both mean.
You can't fool me Witchy. I know you have a mean streak. It takes one to know one however.
ReplyDeleteBig G. just laughs when mom talks about us .
ReplyDeleteMom said I was 2 years older and should be able to stop Nee.
Nee was talking then when we move here and whipped gramps friend daughter naked .
When did Nee start dating Nan? Highschool or earlier?
ReplyDeleteNAN that wasn't her daughter , it was her granddaughter and she hit me first and you told me to tear her ass up so I did.[giggles]
ReplyDeleteWhy did you beat that girl Witchy? She must have pissed you off big-time.
ReplyDeleteNee started dating around 16 a classmate carried her to the prom and she got mad and left him at the prom because he wanted to get in her pants , straight home and told gramps .
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just saw the last comment.
ReplyDeleteI guess G is right.
Did you really egg her on Nan?
HA!!Why didn't you let him in your pants Nee??
ReplyDeleteNee met her ex-husband when she made costumes for the little theater. She was 19 I think.
ReplyDeleteNee was he your first one ?
Hell no , I know it wasn't .
NAN told me it hurt and I was scared , I told him to let me see and he didn't so I told my daddy .
ReplyDeleteNo you know Ron wasn't my first , you know Chris almost caught me .
ReplyDeleteThey usually want to show you their business. Or maybe that's just the boys up here. Maybe southern boys are shy.
ReplyDeleteI can remember kissing a date in his car and suddenly finding his business in my hand.
Those were the good old days. I thought I could conquer the world.
ReplyDeleteJeannie
ReplyDeleteNee would tell gramps and mom anything .
I guess she told you about her asking gramps friend if he was poking her .
Boy, when she met Gil , I think he made her want him to get it, but she was afriend this time , he was after her .
And how did Nan know it hurt..Hmmm?
ReplyDeleteNAN we all know James was your one and only , he never gave the other boys a chance .
ReplyDeleteYes I was scared because I didn't think it would go anywhere .
You told me to see what he had and if it didn't work out ...so what .
Yes she did tell me that Nan. She was an outspoken little thing wasn't she? She never told me if she was punished for mouthing off though.
ReplyDeleteShe just let Gil chase her until he was panting and drooling after her and then she let him catch her. It was neatly done.
ReplyDeleteBut she was certainly gun shy after her experience.
Mom couldn't catch Nee and gramps wasn't going to do anything to her but tell not to say that again .
ReplyDeleteNee has always been in out spoken and you know where you stand with her .
Nee has always been Chris and Mom baby and my little sister .
She told me her brothers had a friendly little talk with her ex.
ReplyDeleteGramps said it would never work with Ron , he didn't have a backbone and let people walk over him and Nee wasn't raised that way , gramps said Nee needed a man that could handle her.
ReplyDeleteWell your mom and Chris and you sure had your hands full Nan.
ReplyDeleteYou two are definitely sisters. You tease and needle each other but I know you would beat the poop out of anyone who hurt her. And she would do the same for you.
ReplyDeleteYour grandfather had a lot of wisdom. He was a good judge of character.
ReplyDeleteToo bad that when we're young and in love we won't listen to anyone.
Did you Mom and Grandpa like James from the start Nan?
ReplyDeleteFriendly little talk ain't the word for it .
ReplyDeleteUncle Jon went to LA to get Nee and beat the hell out of him , Chris wanted to go gramps said no because he would have to go out there and get both out of jail.
Boy, the story I could tell you about that time .
Gramps loved James , mom like him but she had to warm up to him .
ReplyDeleteGramps was crazy about Gil from the start .
NAN you talk too much ...I'm going to tell on you . I guess you will write Jeannie a long letter .
ReplyDeleteYou think Man is going to try to poke a little girl when he's 6/7 ?
I'm surprised that guy still shows his face around there. He got a concussion from Nee and a pounding from Jon. He was a glutton for punishment. I think he lived to regret that he lost Nee. He is still attracted to her.
ReplyDeleteWitchy, you are awfully quiet while we snoop into your life.
ReplyDeleteYou've got dirt on Nan too but you're not telling.
I wasn't in love with Ron everybody was married and was telling me what a good catch he was .
ReplyDeleteHe's an ass-hole and a drunk and takes drugs .
His sister is married to my uncle Gerald the one Chris is next to. They lived on the compound and he vists her , my mom told him not to come over and yes he still have the hots for Nee .
ReplyDeleteNee is in a good place now .
Sam is eleven and still won't say vagina or boobies. He says Las Vegas and Toobies. But he is starting to ask questions about sek. Jakey has always been interested.
ReplyDeleteNan was aways right there with me and told me what to do .
ReplyDeleteShe would slip out at night to be with James and they would get in the back od daddys' truck .
HA! What is Sek anyway? Inquiring minds want to know.
ReplyDeleteYou are so better off Nee. In a way Ron did you a favor by sleeping with that chick in your house. You might have hung in there trying to make a go of it for years more.
ReplyDeleteNan remember when you /James went to sleep and daddy was going to work ...he asked you why you was out there so early and you told him you was watching the sun rise , I think that's when you got preggie with James Jr....Right ??
ReplyDeleteAnd you always did what Nan said, right?
ReplyDeleteSo Nan used to sneak out, eh? Way to go Nan, you really were a wild one.
Executive secretaries don't do that, however.
Nan, you got caught. You were quick though with the line about the sunrise...HA! I bet your heart was in your throat when you saw your dad.
ReplyDeleteAnd you wouldn't have babies .You probably would be in jail for kiling the bastard .
ReplyDeleteJeannie that wasn't the first time Nee got Ron .
It's amazing that Ron had the hots for you and yet he still slept around. The guy was completely without morals. Not the sort you would trust with anything.
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't do what she said because I was the auntie and boss .
ReplyDeleteI knew I had them to protect me .
I am sitting here nodding , I will have to get back in the groove to hang with you two .
ReplyDeleteI saw a comment on Starhooks from a Ruby .
I am eager to see what she asks you two and your answers to her. I winder do see visit here ?
Nee have you told Jeannie about the talk you had with Shirley and Betts is back ?
ReplyDeleteG told me Italian boys start having sex when they are fifteen. I think you'll be keeping a pretty close eye on Man. you don't want any angry dads at the door with a shotgun.
ReplyDeleteNee did you really talk to those two???
ReplyDeleteNo I will have to e-mail it to her tomorrow ...it's too long .
ReplyDeleteAnyway I can't help her , if I could I wouldn't .
Poor Nan. Why don't you go get your beauty sleep honey.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see if Ruby returns. We get a lot of one time comments. we answer but they don't come back.
I talked to Shirley and Betts was standing close by I was nice like you?Sis told me to be , I was a lady.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the email. I have been wondering why she's been so insistent about talking to you.
ReplyDeleteJeannie before I say goodnight Nee walked down the hall out of ear shot and you know I was there so was Anita Nee had said some pretty harsh words to her .
ReplyDeleteI will talk to you later now I will say goodnight .
ReplyDeleteIt was nice I will have to do it more often.
Goodnight Nan
I figured you were there Nan.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't figure out what the heck Betts would come back for. I'm so surprised Leon took her back.
And it sounds like Shirley has a major problem.
ReplyDeleteI will tell you all , I told her I had problems of my own and hers was her own doing . I gave her a mouth full no one could hear us .
ReplyDeleteGoodnight my friend. It's been a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteShe wanted to talk about her mama , hell aunt Mae was grown when I was born.
ReplyDeleteI would never be disrepectful to you are Sis because you both have seen a lot and have my best interest at heart.
So Shirley has problems Nee? What a shame. I wonder why she came to you. I'll wait for the email.
ReplyDeleteBetts husband didn't want her she had no money so SHirley and Dina talked Heon into taking her back (Dina, Leon kid) .
ReplyDeleteI know you respect Mae too and are not going to get her to do anything she doesn't want to.
ReplyDeleteAre you even going to tell Mae about it??