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As we go about our daily business, all of us hope that we won’t be caught in a life
or death situation and that the day will pass by peacefully.
But, if you were caught up in a horrible situation, what do you think you’d do?
Would you run and save yourself, or would you step up and be a hero?
It’s a question that none of us can really answer until it happens, but the people in
today’s video have found themselves in near-death situations and can say without a shadow of
a doubt that they would commit a true act of bravery.
Here are my top ten real-life heroes caught on camera.
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10.
Fire Fighters Catch Babies When a fire took hold of an apartment block
in the state of Georgia, dozens of families were trapped inside.
Many of those families included young children and babies, and when a team from DeKalb County
Fire Rescue arrived on the scene, there were several panicked parents on their balconies
clutching their kids and screaming for help.
So Captain Scott Stroup and his colleagues did the only thing they could think to do:
they instructed the parents to throw their children down to them.
Incredible footage captured on a firefighter’s helmet shows babies being thrown into the
arms of the heroic team and then being rushed away from the scene.
Thanks to the quick thinking of Scott and his colleagues, only around a dozen people
were injured and no lives were lost.
9.
Out Of Control Car Police officers know that they’re taking
on a lifesaving role when they sign up for the force, but sometimes cops go way above
their line of duty and act like true heroes.
Take Florida Highway Patrol trooper Mithil Patel, for example.
Mithil was tending to a collision on I-95 and was taking a statement from a 65-year-old
grandfather, Rony Bottex.
The footage, captured by a local television news crew, shows the two men talking when
suddenly a white van rear-ends an Audi and sends it spinning towards them.
Mithil didn’t stop for a second to think about his own safety and can be seen pushing
Ron out of the way before being thrown into the air by the out of control Audi.
8.
The Human Shield Mamie Ugwuanyi was working in her beauty shop
in Des Moines, Iowa while her 7-year-old daughter Victoria was wandering around entertaining
herself.
When suddenly, armed robbers burst through the doors and held up the staff and the customers.
Mamie was too far away from her daughter to protect her, but thankfully a hero was on
hand.
Security cameras capture the moment customer Heather Correy is thrown to the ground by
one of the armed assailants.
But, she didn’t waste a second before grabbing little Victoria, shielding her from the gunman
with her own body.
With no concern for her own safety, Heather stayed on top of the terrified little girl
until the coast was clear.
Victoria’s parents are understandably grateful for Heather’s selflessness, but the heroic
woman simply said that it was just her instinct.
7.
Spiderman of Paris We all know superheroes aren’t real, but
one man in Paris had a good go of convincing the world that Spiderman actually does exist.
Back in 2018, a child who had been left alone in an apartment had found itself clinging
onto the rail of a fourth-floor balcony with only seconds to spare before falling to certain
death.
Luckily, a hero was on hand.
Mamoudou Gassama scaled the outside of the building in seconds, climbing up to the fourth
floor to save the terrified child as a neighbor clings to the four-year-old.
After the child was scooped up and taken inside, the young hero said he was shaking and could
hardly stand up as what he’d done started to sink in.
Mamoudou said he had acted without thinking and just started to climb.
The 22-year-old immigrant from Mali, had only been in the country for a couple of months
at the time of the rescue, and he was honored for his bravery by France’s president.
6.
Man Breaks Woman’s 11th Floor Fall When a young Chinese man, Feng Ning, was walking
by an apartment building in central China’s Hubei Province in 2015, he was surprised to
hear a woman screaming.
He looked up and to his horror, he saw a woman hanging from an 11th-floor window.
He ran to the building but before he had an opportunity to get inside, the woman fell.
So instead, heroic Feng got ready to catch her.
And incredibly, he managed to do exactly that.
The woman fell straight into his arms and the huge impact sent them both crashing to
the ground.
Sadly the woman didn’t survive her fall, and Feng suffered multiple injuries from the
force of the impact.
Feng, an ex-soldier, said that he didn’t stop to think about getting injured and was
focused entirely on saving the woman’s life.
Upon being interviewed after the event, Feng said that he didn’t regret his decision
and that it was a shame that he couldn’t save her.
5.
Prisoners save Guard Being a prison officer is undoubtedly dangerous
work, as Deputy Ken Moon found out back in 2009 when he was attacked by an inmate.
The incident happened at the Orient Road Jail in Florida.
CCTV footage shows Moon sitting alone at his desk when inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden suddenly
launches a vicious attack.
Burden quickly overpowers the older guard and puts him in a choke hold which can potentially
kill a person by cutting off the blood flow to their brain.
The guard is helpless and is in danger of losing his life but then savior comes from
where you’d least expect it.
Another inmate can be seen rushing over and punching Burden in an attempt to make him
release the guard.
Another inmate then rushes over and grabs the guard’s radio to call for help, and
by the time help arrives, Burden had been overpowered and the guard was safe.
The inmates were hailed as heroes for saving Ken Moon’s life, and when they were asked
why they did what they did the answer was simple: they liked Moon because he was a good
guy.
4.
Bus Driver saves Suicidal Woman This next story is an emotional one, so you
might want to have tissues nearby.
When a Buffalo bus driver was on his shift, little did he know that he was about to get
the opportunity to save a life.
Darnell Barton was on his usual route towards Buffalo State College back in 2013, when he
notices a woman standing on the edge of a bridge outside the railing.
The dash cam on his bus captures what happens next.
Darnell stops his bus and asks the woman if she’s ok, but she doesn’t respond, so
he gets off the bus and grabs her arm before asking her if she wanted to come back over
the guardrail.
The distraught woman says yes, so Darnell helps her back over and sits on the ground
with her, comforting her.
Darnell thinks anyone would have done the same thing but his colleagues have hailed
him a hero.
They call him Big Country: a big man with a big heart.
I couldn’t agree with that nickname any more!
3.
Mystery Man Runs into a Burning Building This next clip, captured by a passerby, shows
a family home ablaze in Fresno, California.
The footage shows locals panicking as explosions ravage the property because, horrifyingly,
a 73-year-old man was trapped inside.
As neighbors wait helplessly for the emergency services to arrive, a mysterious man in a
blue Dodgers cap strolls into the frame and calmly walks directly towards the burning
building.
Then, seconds later, he emerges with the man slung over his shoulder.
The hero then disappears just as suddenly as he arrived.
A huge campaign was launched to try and find the heroic Dodgers fan, and eventually, he
was tracked down despite trying his best to avoid any glory.
Tom Artiaga knew everyone was looking for him but wasn’t interested in receiving recognition
for his bravery.
But he didn’t get his wish – Tom was invited onto Jimmy Kimmel to receive this lovely surprise.
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
2.
Homeless Man Dies Saving Hostage This tragic video shot in Brazil in 2015,
shows the meaning of true altruism and is sad and inspiring in equal measure.
When Luiz Antonio Da Silva took Elenilza Mariana de Oliveira hostage for an hour on the steps
of São Paulo Cathedral, it looked like the outcome was destined to be bad.
Da Silva was armed and police were at a loss for how to resolve the situation.
And, as the minutes passed by the woman’s fate looked bleaker and bleaker.
But then, all of a sudden, this happens.
A 61-year-old homeless man, Francisco Erasmo Rodrigues de Lima, dashes in and tackles Da
Silva.
The attack gives the woman enough time to get away and she escaped without serious injury.
Tragically though, Francisco paid for his bravery with his life, when Da Silva delivered
a fatal gunshot.
Da Silva also died in the resulting scuffle.
People all over Brazil took to social media to praise the actions of Francisco, and his
actions will forever live on as heroic and selfless.
1.
Student Tackles Seattle Gunman School shootings sadly aren't rare in the
US, and the incident that took place at Seattle Pacific University in 2014 claimed the life
of one student.
The outcome could have been much more devastating though, had one hero student not stepped up
to tackle the gunman.
26-year-old Aaron Ybarra can be seen on CCTV entering the university building with a gun
and pointing it at a student studying near the entrance.
But it isn’t until a student walks down the stairs and into his path that Ybarra shoots.
He injures the student but thankfully his gun jams as he tries to reload.
It’s then that heroic student Jon Meis comes to her aid and sprays Ybarra in the face with
his pepper spray.
He then tackles Ybarra to the ground, takes his gun away from him, and runs to safety.
As if that wasn’t enough, Ybarra then takes out a hunting knife and Meis tackles him once
again, disarming him for a second time.
Even the gunman was shocked at the student’s bravery and actually said in an interview
that he had to give him ‘props’.
Who knows how many lives would have been lost if it wasn’t for brave Jon Meis.