Lifeguard billed $2,600

John Clark of Vancouver, Wash. swam to the rescue of a boy struggling in the surf off the coast of Oregon. Later, Clark received bills from the hospital, the doctor, and the ambuance company totaling $2,600.



               Treading Water

John kept the kid from going down;
Just couldn’t bear to see him drown;
He swam and swam right through the surf
To prevent disaster on his turf.

Imagine, then, the shock, the chill
When he got his mail and saw the bill.
He helped the lad get back on land
And then got billed a couple of grand.

The question, now, is how much flack
Would he get for tossing the youngster back?

  ©  2012  Jim Gordon