10 Of the Best Accidental Heroes That Will Make You Love Man Kind
#1: Saved by pregnancy test and Reddit
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#2: Med Student Spots Actual Condition in Man Pretending to be Patient
Upon further examination Ryan Jones realized pretend patient was actually suffering from the life-threatening ailment. These types of aneurysms can go undetected for years and then cause sudden internal bleeding, so Ryan's quick thinking is said to have saved the man's life.
#3: Misdialed number
Loretta Smith, 70, fell off the bed during a stroke. She managed to get her phone and had been trying to call her son, but had misdialed one number, reaching Kenny instead. Kenny was in Bloomfield, CO and the woman in Cuyahoga Falls, OH but he managed to get her information and call her local police station, who sent someone over in time to save her life.
#4: Man Rescues Baby from Dumpster, Finds Out He's the Father
A 29-year-old Canadian man was returning home from lunch when he was alerted by a neighbor about noises coming from a nearby dumpster that sounded like a baby crying. Immediately, the man jumped in and rescued the child, which had been wrapped in a plastic bag to die. Turned out he was the father, great ending.
#5: Coughed up cancer
Clair felt a tickling in her throat and coughed, spitting out a 2 cm lump of tissue. She took it to the doctor and they told her it was metastatic adenocarcinoma, an extremely deadly form of mouth cancer that had yet spread to the rest of her mouth. "It appears you have coughed up your cancer. Congratulations," she was told by the doctor.
#6: Teens Ogling Woman Save Her From Kidnapping
Aaron and Jamal were stopped at a red light when they noticed a hot blonde woman in the backseat of the car next to them. Being teenage boys, they checked her out, but as they were ogling, they noticed her mouthing the words "help me."The boys called the police and followed the car for a half an hour until they arrived. It turned out the woman had been kidnapped at gunpoint by the driver.Â
#7: Saved by constant phone calling
Trucker Tim Rutledge and his wife talked every day, but one day he did not answer so she called over and over. He had become trapped under his truck trying to loosen ice from the brakes. He couldn't reach his cellphone but felt it vibrating with each call. Eight hours later, a final call made the phone fall out of his pocket and within reach, saving his life.
#8: Doctor Notices Melanoma on Relative of Patient
Juli Vanderbuilt was accompanying her relative to Dr. Michael Romberg's office, when he noticed a spot on Juli's arm just as they were finishing up. It turned out to be malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. She was able to have it removed before it spread.
#9: Man finds 2 babies in his truck
Luis Rodriguez was having car trouble in South Los Angeles, so he pulled into a liquor store parking lot. This was unusual for him, as he said he never had problems with his truck. As he got out of the car, he noticed a 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old boy abandoned on the street. The children were taken into protective custody and they are currently looking for the mother.
#10: Help via voicemail
Thomas Buck had been trying to reach his sister-in-law, misdialed, and left a frantic message. Ashley Yasick called the number back, but Thomas who was suffering from a bloodstream infection could not speak. Ashley then resorted to Google to reverse look-up the number he dialed and found it was in Norwood, PA. She called the local police and the happy ending happened.
