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Terror on an empty road

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Presence of mind by Wally and Sharleen Thompson's children saved Wally from dying after being critically wounded by a bandit during a family holiday in the Caribbean Bay Islands. Trained in first aid, the children managed to keep Wally conscious until they reached the hospital.

Author: Hutchison, Jim
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
Children, Fathers, Child behavior, Family

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Where is Jaimee Lee?

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Policeman Mark Mackin saved a four-year old child who was trapped in a capsized boat. Despite his leg injury, Mackin overcame the odds of saving the girl. As the only qualified diver, he knew he was the girl's only hope.

Author: Hutchison, Jim
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
Personal narratives, Accidents, Police, Police officers, Boats and boating, Boating accidents, Rescue work, Mackin, Mark

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Beneath the cold, cold river

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Tony Aloisio was on an outing to Australia's Torrens River when his two-year-old son, Anthony, accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, several Vietnamese immigrants were nearby and they helped rescue Anthony.

Author: Hutchison, Jim
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
Prevention, Humor and anecdotes, Drowning, Life-saving, Lifesaving

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