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Strangers Save Toddlers - Keeps them from Drowning

itiswhatitis — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:06:49 GMT

It was a scene out of a watery hell: A vehicle flipped over by a flooded Texas highway, good Samaritans trying desperately to pull two trapped babies out, a blaring horn, the crackle of thunder, the desperate cries of rescuers racing against time.

Jaime Martinez, who was heading to a party with a pal on Saturday when he came across the rescue-in-progress, knew just what to do. Thirty years ago, he had been a firefighter in Guatemala, and he never dreamed he would need to tap that training again.

"It was something that I can't believe happened," Martinez, 58 and overcome with emotion, told NBC News on Monday. "People were crying, there was a lot of confusion. The parents were still in the car at the time. Everyone was trying to do as much as they could do."

The lengths Martinez and the others went to save the children from drowning on a road near Canton, Texas, were captured on a video obtained by NBC News.

"Give me the baby! Give me the baby!" Martinez is heard yelling. "Give me the baby here! Give me the baby!"

**Edited for Religious Content**

Re: Strangers Save Toddlers - Keeps them from Drowning

Trinity11 — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:35:26 GMT

@itiswhatitis wrote:
It was a scene out of a watery hell: A vehicle flipped over by a flooded Texas highway, good Samaritans trying desperately to pull two trapped babies out, a blaring horn, the crackle of thunder, the desperate cries of rescuers racing against time.

Jaime Martinez, who was heading to a party with a pal on Saturday when he came across the rescue-in-progress, knew just what to do. Thirty years ago, he had been a firefighter in Guatemala, and he never dreamed he would need to tap that training again.

"It was something that I can't believe happened," Martinez, 58 and overcome with emotion, told NBC News on Monday. "People were crying, there was a lot of confusion. The parents were still in the car at the time. Everyone was trying to do as much as they could do."

The lengths Martinez and the others went to save the children from drowning on a road near Canton, Texas, were captured on a video obtained by NBC News.
"Give me the baby! Give me the baby!" Martinez is heard yelling. "Give me the baby here! Give me the baby!"

**Edited for Religious Content**

I have come to believe in my long life that there are some real angels on this earth. People are inherently good and this story just proves that fact....

Thank you @itiswhatitis, for posting this up-lifting thread.

Re: Strangers Save Toddlers - Keeps them from Drowning

itiswhatitis — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:37:01 GMT

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-dramatic-rescue-of-drowning-family-from-overturned-truck/

Re: Strangers Save Toddlers - Keeps them from Drowning

happycat — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:36:38 GMT

I'm glad you posted this, @itiswhatitis. It is wonderful to see "good news". I saw this on the news last night. I also see this has been edited for religous reasons, so perhaps I can just say this. There was a woman that could be heard in the background of the story...what she was saying and the conviction in her voice, the way she was almost willing this to have a good ending, it was just beautiful.

Re: Strangers Save Toddlers - Keeps them from Drowning

dex — Thu, 04 May 2017 03:14:04 GMT

@itiswhatitis thank you so much for posting that story showing the good in people.It seems that there is so much evil and hurt out there and I start to forget that there are still angels on earth.