His comment about being in an unrehearsed scene from a James Bond movie is too close to accurate. Running inside an actively collapsing building to help another person, then having to jump to the next building to escape is surreal! Wow! Well-deserved award for the doctor!
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/9719709._The_city_was_in_ruins_but_I_knew_I_had_to_help_save_lives_/
Bystanders team up to lift a burning vehicle off a motorcyclist. (Picture Courtesy WDBO-TV) There are people everywhere who refuse to stand by and let another person face death or injury alone, even though it is not their job to help. This blog honors their courage.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
UPDATE: Zhang Lili Loses Both Legs, But She Saves Two Kids
The teacher apparently responded instantly when a runaway bus threatened two of her students. The teacher pushed them clear but was critically injured herself. She is still fighting for her life.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=71333
UPDATE: Word now is that she is off the respirator. Other good news is that many people are rallying to her aid, with nearly $450K donated to support her treatment. There are a lot of great folks out there!
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/05/22/2724s701104.htm
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=71333
UPDATE: Word now is that she is off the respirator. Other good news is that many people are rallying to her aid, with nearly $450K donated to support her treatment. There are a lot of great folks out there!
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/05/22/2724s701104.htm
John Johannessen Pulls People from Two Burning Cars
You've got to be pretty pumped to just grab a window in your hands and break it out, then pull a 185-pound man out through the hole, but that's what Mr. Johannessen did for a total stranger. Then he followed it up with two more saves as the vehicles burned.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/05/14/man-honored-for-pulling-crash-victim-from-burning-car-on-pch/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/05/14/man-honored-for-pulling-crash-victim-from-burning-car-on-pch/
Sunday, May 13, 2012
New Jersey Man Jumps into Acid to Save a Friend
An un-named rescuer was listed in serious condition after jumping into a vat of concentrated nitric acid to rescue his co-worker. Wow!
http://gothamist.com/2012/05/07/new_jersey_man_jumps_into_vat_of_ac.php
http://gothamist.com/2012/05/07/new_jersey_man_jumps_into_vat_of_ac.php
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Ramona Gibbs Proves that there is No Age Limit On Sacrifice
This happend last year, but I only just found it. Six-year-old Ramona saved her sister's life, paid dearly for it herself, and was so badly injured that she couldn't even recall her own actions. (This kind of partial-amnesia is typical of circumstances where a person loses consciousness within a second or two of an event.) After pushing her little sister out of the way of an oncoming car, she is now receiving some well-deserved recognition. Congrats!
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Heroic-Ramona-risked-life-save-little-sister/story-15977315-detail/story.html
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Heroic-Ramona-risked-life-save-little-sister/story-15977315-detail/story.html
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Coceka Mlobeli Braves Flames to Save Infant
Life is hard in so many parts of the world. I have to count myself so blessed to be where I am. All the same, people like this young girl who dove into a burning shack to save an infant after several others had been turned back by the heat prove that compassion and courage are not limited to any location. Thank you Ms Mlobeli!
http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/shack-fire-heroine-rewarded-with-smiles-1.1286028
http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/shack-fire-heroine-rewarded-with-smiles-1.1286028
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