Young Waitress Hailed as Heroine for Pulling Driver from Burning Car
- Keelyn Harper was heading home from work when she noticed something was burning and walked out to discover that a car had caught fire
- The courageous lady went over to find someone inside and, without any hesitation, did everything she could to save her
- The new mum said she could not explain what made her so brave but attributed it to motherly instincts
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A waitress from Georgia, US, is being celebrated for her courageous act that led to saving a woman's life from a burning car.
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Keelyn Harper, an employee at Roosters Drive-In, was heading home on Thursday, 17, at about 9.30pm when she saw something burning on the roadside.
According to Fox News, the young lady got out to go and see what was happening when she realised it was a car on fire. Then, getting closer, she could spot someone inside.
Instead of calling 911, Harper knew she had to act and immediately started figuring how she could help as the front of the car engulfed in flames.
She immediately punched the airbags, which had been triggered in the car, and that's when she clearly saw Ashley Strawn inside.
The young mother, who alluded her reactions to motherly instincts, went on the passenger side and grabbed Ashley, whose legs were still trapped underneath.
She was able to pull her out and stay with her as she called for help. Police later arrived and took the lady to the hospital.
Even though Harper is being celebrated as a heroine, she believes she just did what anyone else would have tried to help.
According to Fox News, Ashley was so appreciative of Harper's deed and sent her a message from hospital thanking her and noting she could not wait to meet the person that saved her life.
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'Khusta' Jack tells the story of how a stranger saved his life amid apartheid in 1973
Mkhuseli 'Khusta' Jack posted a moving tale on Facebook of how stranger literally saved his life in 1973. He recalls how he was attacked on the way home from school and an ambulance rushed him to the hospital.
He was secretly admitted to the 'Whites only' section where the nurses stitched him up and discharged him before their superiors knew he was there. Wearing only a pair of khaki shorts, no shoes or shirt, he was freezing in the icy July weather.
A stranger who worked at the nearby petrol station, which was called Mobil Service Station back then, saw him and took him in, washed him, warned him up and dressed him in his own gown and let him sleep in his bed.
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