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(12,182 posts) Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:57 PM Jun 2014

Father of four dies saving young woman at Huntington Beach

Source: fox8 Cleveland

According to his family, 43-year-old Peter Radke, of Medina, was attending a birthday party at Huntington Beach with three of his children when he spotted the troubled swimmer around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses say Radke was able to reach the victim and push her to safety, so others could pull her from Lake Erie.

Radke went missing in the water and a search team was called out to find him.

Bay Village police said he was found shortly after 9:15 p.m. Saturday in shallow water. The female was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Read more: http://fox8.com/2014/06/01/father-of-four-dies-saving-young-woman-at-huntington-beach/

Shocked at the loss of a friend, but not surprised he died helping someone. He worked with my wife, she just had lunch with him Friday.

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Father of four dies saving young woman at Huntington Beach (Original Post) we can do it Jun 2014 OP

So sad.... louis-t Jun 2014 #1

x 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #2

Very sad, but glad to have known him. we can do it Jun 2014 #6

Tragic Oldtimeralso Jun 2014 #3

Indeed. we can do it Jun 2014 #7

Hope it's ok that I add this. we can do it Jun 2014 #9

So sorry for your loss... and the profound loss to his family and others. deurbano Jun 2014 #4

Thanks for the kind thoughts. we can do it Jun 2014 #20

A tragedy for the family and his friends but if one is going to die, Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #5

"No one can have greater love than to give his life for his friends." we can do it Jun 2014 #8

Condolences cantbeserious Jun 2014 #10

how quickly life can change rurallib Jun 2014 #11

I was shocked to lose my dad 2 years ago when he unexpectedly died in his sleep. we can do it Jun 2014 #13

what a noble way to go renate Jun 2014 #12

Hero sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #14

This is unbelievebly sad... Rockyj Jun 2014 #15

Thank you we can do it Jun 2014 #18

how tragic barbtries Jun 2014 #16

Thanks Barb. we can do it Jun 2014 #19

There are always true heros in our midst...... AnneD Jun 2014 #17

This man will live on as an inspiration tabasco Jun 2014 #21

louis-t

(23,292 posts)

1. So sad....

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:03 PM

Jun 2014

Omaha Steve

(99,582 posts)

2. x 2

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:07 PM

Jun 2014

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

6. Very sad, but glad to have known him.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:14 PM

Jun 2014

Oldtimeralso

(1,937 posts)

3. Tragic

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:10 PM

Jun 2014

This man is a TRUE HERO, I hope that someone steps up to help the family with expenses and schooling costs.

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

7. Indeed.

Reply to Oldtimeralso (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:17 PM

Jun 2014

Ironically one of Pete's last tweets read, Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller"

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

9. Hope it's ok that I add this.

Reply to Oldtimeralso (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:22 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.peteradkefund.com/

deurbano

(2,894 posts)

4. So sorry for your loss... and the profound loss to his family and others.

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:11 PM

Jun 2014

"...not surprised he died helping someone"

It sounds like he has left quite a legacy in his (too short) life and will be greatly missed. Very sad.

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

20. Thanks for the kind thoughts.

Reply to deurbano (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:08 PM

Jun 2014

Uncle Joe

(58,349 posts)

5. A tragedy for the family and his friends but if one is going to die,

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:39 PM

Jun 2014

there is no better way to do it, may you and they find some comfort in this.

Thanks for sharing and peace to you, we can do it.

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

8. "No one can have greater love than to give his life for his friends."

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:19 PM

Jun 2014

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

10. Condolences

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:40 PM

Jun 2014

eom

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

11. how quickly life can change

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:43 PM

Jun 2014

I hope he had resources for his family in case he died. If not, I hope his friends and neighbors help them out.

Been through a couple instances like this. It is just devastating for the family.

What a hero!

we can do it

(12,182 posts)

13. I was shocked to lose my dad 2 years ago when he unexpectedly died in his sleep.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:47 PM

Jun 2014

He was 80 years old and I talked to him as usual the day before. I can't imagine it happening when I was a kid.

renate

(13,776 posts)

12. what a noble way to go

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:44 PM

Jun 2014

And so, so sad.

I hope the kids are okay... that must have been incredibly traumatic for them to witness.

My sincere condolences to your wife and to everyone who cared about him and will miss him.