Tomas Lopez, a lifeguard at Hallandale Beach, Florida, was fired on Monday for saving a downing mans life.  He knows why he was fired but just doesn’t understand it.

Lopez was fired because in going to aid the man yelling for help, he left “his” beach area unattended, therefore breaking a company rule.

Jeff Ellis and Associates, based in Orlando, fired Lopez because he left his south Florida beach section that the company is paid to patrol.