Eric Heffelmire was changing a tire on his truck when the worst happened. The jack he was using to lift his truck slipped out from under the vehicle as it pinned him to the ground. The situation would have been dangerous enough… but then the smell of gasoline filled the tiny garage. Moments later, a roaring fire blazed up all around Heffelmire, and he began thinking about the end, “I was embarrassed to tell the truth, and worried for my family who would find me there.”
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But then the incredible happened. Eric’s daughter, Charlotte, stumbled upon her dad in the garage while flames climbed up the walls. The 19-yr-old knew there were propane tanks and other flammable materials in the car park… she only had only moments to save her father from certain death.
“I came into the garage, and the garage was already on fire,” Charlotte said. “And really from then I kind of snapped into the whatever super mode I had at that point to do what I had to do.”
Super mode is an understatement.
Charlotte lifted the full-size truck off of her father, giving him a chance to escape. She then went into action, dousing the flames with a garden hose until fire rescue personnel were able to arrive. Charlotte’s actions saved the life of her father that day, but also four other family members in the house who likely would have realized the danger too late.
Watch the video below and share if this incredible act of heroism made your day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH-DqZbbhfU
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