Photo: LSU’s SID saved child from drowning while out helping flood victims
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After Baton Rouge was hit hard with flooding over the weekend, it was initially reported that former LSU announcer Jim Hawthorne and his wife had gone missing. Fortunately the couple has been found safe and rescued, however LSU’s sports information director Michael Bonnette did not receive word of their whereabouts before jumping into a boat to go look for them.
Once on the “road,” Bonnette received word Hawthorne was safely found and decided to instead help those in need suffering from the aftermath of the flooding. Here he is helping this young man:
Just watched @LSU SID @LSUBonnette rescue a kid from the #Louisiana floods. Damn proud he's a part of #LSU. pic.twitter.com/tIPtATavyS
— Kelsey Wingert-Linch (@KelsWingert) August 14, 2016
Bonnette even took a selfie as his boat was about to run a red light on the “road” in Baton Rouge.
#LSU's Michael Bonnette here. He told @Mark_Schlabach they launched boat to rescue Hawthorne but others got him 1st pic.twitter.com/K283kBCunO
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 14, 2016
It’s pretty amazing to see the comradery of those affected by the flooding in Louisiana over the weekend.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
