Amazing Rescues : Amazing Rescue Stories-A North Carolina, United States school bus driver is a hero after saving students Charlotte bus driver saves six kids from fire last month from a burning bus. Lindora Richardson says she helped the children out the rear door of the bus after smoke poured into the front. They all escaped seconds before the bus erupted into flames fan heater motor caused North Carolina school bus fire In just the first few months of 2012, we've found other unlikely heroes whose quick thinking helped save lives.
Xiang Xinyuan TV Drowning Boy : 'TV-trained' teen saves drowning boyWhen: Feb. 5
A teen in Guiyang, China, reportedly saved a young boy from drowning based on what she had seen on television. Xiang Xinyuan says she saw the boy struggling for his life in a freezing river, so she jumped in and used techniques from the programs she had watched to rescue him. Xiang xinyuan 16 drowning boy, Life saving techniques
80 year old son saves fisherman : Elderly man helps rescue fisherman
When: Feb. 3
A retired Navy seaman and his son are being credited with rescuing a fisherman after he slipped and fell into rough seas. Les Cook says his son dove into the water to save the man he slipping into define crevice, then Cook used his jacket and rope so they could haul the man out of the water. 80 year old son saves fisherman, Air sea rescue
Teen saves school bus
When: Jan. 27
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania teen Graceann Rumer was praised after she saved a school bus full of students when the driver collapsed happened to heart attack. She reportedly grabbed the steering wheel of the moving bus, made a U-turn and then put the bus in park to make it stop. 17 year old saves school bus, The bus heading into define traffic
Kyle Sister Garden Pond : Boy rescues sister from pond
When: Jan. 26
Kyle Mollan reportedly saved his little sister from drowning after she fell in a garden pond at their home in Dunfermline Scotland, United Kingdom. The girl apparently hit her head and plunged into the icy water. Her brother was able to grab her arm and quickly pull her to safety. Kyle 8 sister garden pond, Mom say he didn't do define panic
Teen Saves Friend Speeding Van : Girl saves friend from speeding van
When: Jan. 15
A teen in China reportedly pulled her friend out of the road after noticing a speeding van heading toward them. Her heroic act caused her to get hit by the van, which sent her flying several feet Chinese teen suffers fractured pelvic bone in saving friend from speeding van. 15 year old saves friend speeding van, Chinese girl saves friend from van split second decision
Passers By Icy Crash : Bystanders save kids trapped in car
When: Jan. 2
At least eight people near the scene of a wreck helped rescue three kids trapped in an upside-down car in an icy Utah river. One man shot out the windows and freed one of the kids he have to cut seat belt. Rescuers then turned the car upright to free the rest of the children. The car end up in the river slippery roads, Similar crashes happened there utah river rescue 3rd time
Tow Truck Driver Rescues Man Fire : Truck driver saves man from crash
When: January 29
Tow truck driver John Murray from Smyrna, Tennessee, was at the scene of a two-vehicle crash that caused a semi-truck to slide on its side and burst into flames with the driver trapped inside. Murray reportedly ran to the truck, kicked out the window and pulled the man out to safety he say the driver may have broken pelvis. Type of car did the semi hit ford escape, Murray say he didn't want to happen to the driver burns