Raymond Washburn, blind man who helped rescue 5 after Oklahoma City bombing, has died at 75

CBS News ^ | JANUARY 24, 2022

[nickcarraway]

Raymond Washburn, a blind man who was credited with helping rescue five people from the rubble of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, has died. He was 75.

Washburn died on Jan. 16 at his home in Oklahoma City, and funeral services were held for him Friday in Bristow, about 70 miles northeast of the city.

His cousin, Richard Wittman, told CBS Oklahoma City affiliate KWTV he was proud of Washburn not only for what he did on the day of the bombing, but for how he lived his entire life.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Avalon Memories]

I don't mean to throw cold water on the article reporting this heroic man's death, but it contains a ridiculous example of journalistic carelessness.

The caption under the view of the Murrah Building states, "An aerial view taken April 27, 1995, shows damage to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after a truck bomb ripped the structure apart in Oklahoma City, in this file photo taken April 19,1995."

Notice the mind puzzle dates? An aerial photo taken on April 27th was the file photo taken 8 days earlier on the 19th.

[Governor Dinwiddie]