Who Is Your Hero?

Do you have a personal hero? Tell us about them. It doesn’t have to be perfect to make a difference in someone else’s life.

Your Everyday Hero: John F.

John was walking past an icy pond in Scarsdale, New York. He noticed two children skating together as their mother looked on from the shore.

Quite suddenly, the ice broke, and both the little boy and the little girl fell into the pond. John shouted children's mother, "call 911 quickly," and crawled onto the icy pond. He reached the hole in the ice, and pulled the little boy out. The girl, however, had gone under. John jumped into the pond, and went under, swimming around until he found the girl. He pulled her up, and got her out onto the ice. The boy had run to the shore, but he had to carry the unconscious girl on his back. She was not breathing. He performed CPR on her until paramedics arrived, at which time they took over. The girl was resuscitated finally. The paramedics said both children would probably have died if John had not been so quick to act. He truly saved my children's lives.

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