Cop Saved Her Life When She Was 5. 18 Years On, She Does This To Thank Him.
#1 Little Josibel Aponte was just five years old when her house in Connecticut caught on fire.
The emergency was terrifying, and many worried about whether she would make it out alive. Luckily, one cop, Peter Getz, was on duty that day. He actually saved her life! Many people have said that without his heroic actions, she would not be alive today.
#2 The incident happened way back in 1998, and the little girl was more than lucky to be saved like that.
Now, 18 years later, she is ultimately thankful to Peter.
#3 Josibel said:
"I almost died, but I was given a second chance at life. And it was because of Peter and all the authorities, everyone who came to help that day."
#4 When Peter arrived on the scene all those years ago, he was greeted by a firefighter who was holding little Josibel.
The firefighter had to get right back into the building, and so he thrust the child on Peter, who quickly noticed something terrible!
#5 You see, back then Josibel was NOT breathing.
she had completely lost consciousness. He quickly took her back to the cop car, where he started performing CPR on her. Luckily, she pulled through thanks to his help!
#6 Despite his heroic actions, Peter is modest about the role he played.
"It's a situation that we could control, that we could foresee the outcome of. The firemen did their job, I did my job, the hospital staff did their job. As a result, we still have a beautiful young woman still on the face of the Earth."
#7 Two years ago, Josibel decided to reach out to her savior on Facebook.
Like many would, she wanted to meet the man who had helped her survive the accident.
#8 She explained:
"Not many people can or are willing to put themselves in danger to save others. It's because of people like Peter and all of our police officers and firefighters that I'm alive."
#9 On Tuesday, she invited Getz, to join her as she graduated magna cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University, Courant reports.
'There are only a few moments that are so important in life,' Aponte said. 'I wanted to share my graduation with everyone who's important to me, who have been there for me, and who helped me through tough times.'
#10 Since making contact, the pair often get together to discuss their lives and the night that first brought them together.
And when it came time for Aponte to graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University. on Tuesday, she said she couldn't have imagined not having Getz at her side.
#11 'To see the outcome, to see how successful she's been, makes my heart beat faster,' he said.
#12 Getz insists he was simply doing his job but says the experience of saving Aponte had stuck with him
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