A Portugal man leaped into freezing water when he saw an elderly man floating on his stomach in a river in central Lisbon. José Brito is a 37-year-old fisherman and father from Cape Verde. He was walking near the Rio Tejo Tagus on Dec. 12, 2020, when he witnessed a 68-year-old man fall face-down into the water and then float motionless on his stomach. Brito told Western Journal that “about 12 people [were] standing around.” When no one moved to help the old man, the fisherman took it upon himself to rescue him. “Some said I shouldn’t do anything, that it would be better to wait for the bombeiros,” he said, referencing the firefighter rescue service. “But I couldn’t. No one of that age could survive for long.” After stripping down to his underwear, Brito swam to the man, turned him over, and hauled him out of the water and …