Zookeepers refuse to save drowning chimpanzee – then a truck driver breaks into his cage

Jo-Jo panicked and struggled to keep his head above water. At the same time, about 10 shocked spectators looked on as he was drowning in the water.

One of them was 33-year-old truck driver Rick Swope, who was there with his wife and three children. When he saw the panic in Jo-Jo’s face, he knew that he had to act — and threw himself into the water to save the great ape.

Now, remember that chimpanzees are up to five times stronger than humans. The chimpanzee was also in an area that was off limits to visitors, and there were a bunch of other chimps inside the enclosure that could have become aggressive at any time.