If he didn't jump in after the Ring, there's still a great chance that he would burn to death anyway with Mt. Doom erupting. He probably wouldn't have stayed with Sam and Frodo (since he would be quite angry with them), thus not picked up by the eagles that brought Gandalf. Perhaps he would've attacked one of the two, followed by death at the hands of Sam.
[ May 28, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]
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