Remember hearing about the group of people who helped lift a burning car off of a trapped man last year? Weirdly enough, in the SAME town, a similar heroic act occurred on the first day of 2012. Roger Andersen, 46, lost control of his car in icy conditions and flipped into a frigid Utah river. Two 9-year-old daughters and one 4-year-old son were trapped inside. Onlookers didn’t hesitate to jump into the icy river and try to free the children. One man shot out the window of the car after being unsuccessful in opening the door. One of the daughters found an air pocket and was able to escape but the other was floating at the top of the car. The boy was also upside down in his car seat, floating. After much effort, the children were freed from the car and another bystander performed CPR while waiting for the ambulance. Luckily, all survived this scary accident due to the help of their heroic rescuers.
The author of this article new that his audience might not put two and two together when they read the town of Logan, UT. I thought it was beneficial that he included a little bit of what happened in that town last year. He used pathos in his article when he said, “’I remember thinking to myself, you’re going to se some dead kids, get ready… I’ve got three of my own and it was going to be an awful start to the New Year’” (huffingtonpost.com). Many people could relate to this and be thankful that so many heroic people risked their lives to save those of innocent children.
Wow! I never heard about the story from last year in Logan, UT. Good thing the author explained it because I would not have understood his reference. What amazing people that helped that family!
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