Some people are hero's and then some people are not.
Can't blame the guy for preserving what could be preserved, instead of dying with someone he couldnt help.
You don't know what you would have done in such a situation, and neither do I.
He isn't a hero but he is a surviver. He couldn't save her or himself if he couldn't get free. Sad that he couldn't find a way to bring them up too.
He made the right decision.