the man in the water
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The man in the water is the posthumous media nickname given to Arland D. Williams Jr., a passenger of Air Florida Flight 90 who repeatedly passed rescue lines to others before drowning in the icy Potomac River in 1982.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | posthumous media nickname ⓘ |
| activePlace | Potomac River near 14th Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | Air Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAircraft | Air Florida Flight 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBridge | 14th Street Bridge GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Air Florida Flight 90 crash ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gold Lifesaving Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
essays on ethics and heroism
ⓘ
news articles and television reports about the crash ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathCause | drowning ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedIn | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthicalRole | hero ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Arland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
subject of media coverage and tributes
ⓘ
symbol of ordinary heroism in disasters ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Arland D. Williams Jr. Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
scholarships and awards in his name ⓘ |
| hasMiddleInitial | D. ⓘ |
| hasNotableAction | refused rescue line to allow others to be saved first ⓘ |
| hasNotableDate | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
altruism
ⓘ
courage ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| hasReputation | heroic victim of aviation accident ⓘ |
| hasSuffix | Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedRescue | other survivors of Air Florida Flight 90 ⓘ |
| inspiredGenre | journalism and essays about heroism ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | essay "The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | English ⓘ |
| mediaNickname | the man in the water ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heroic actions during the Air Florida Flight 90 crash
ⓘ
repeatedly passing rescue lines to other passengers ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleHelpedRescue | 5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | bank examiner ⓘ |
| partOf | 1982 Washington, D.C. air disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United States Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Arland D. Williams Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescueAttemptedBy | United States Park Police helicopter crew ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | passenger ⓘ |
| transportMode | commercial airliner ⓘ |
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