Category Archives: Local Hero

Million-to-One Chance Saves Dying Baby

Posted by Bob Duffield

It was a million-to-one chance that saved her baby’s life when a frantic mother rushed out into the street looking for help. At that very moment First Aider Naa Kai Laryea, 16, just happened to be walking past her door … Continue reading →

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Homeless Hero in Line for George Medal

Posted by Bob Duffield

A dramatic life-saving rescue by a homeless man could win him the George Medal from Her Majesty the Queen. Adan Abobaker,38, risked his own life jumping into the icy Thames to save a suicidal woman. A temporary resident at St … Continue reading →

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Tariq Jahan: Pride of Britain

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Tariq Jahan – father of one of three young men killed during the UK riots in August – is the winner of one of 2011 Pride of Britain Awards. Mr. Jahan, whose son Haroon was mown down by a car … Continue reading →

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Animal Charity Wants To Find Good Samaritan Who Saved Drowning Kitten

Posted by Simon Cooper

An animal rescue charity in the U.S. town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wants to find and thank a good Samaritan who risked her life to wade into flood waters and rescue a drowning kitten. The town was devastated by freak floods … Continue reading →

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‘Total Stranger’ Defends Car From Riot Mob

Posted by Simon Cooper

Tory Pearson became an Internet sensation after footage of her defending a BMW from a riot mob was published on YouTube. Ms Pearson was filmed repeatedly fighting off hoards of rioting hockey fans, who rampaged through the Canadian city of … Continue reading →

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Councilman Chases Down Horse Thieves

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A UK Councilman did ‘more than his civic duty’ when he chased a horse thief for more than five miles. Alex Stevenson, a councillor in Derbyshire, UK, was in his Land Rover at a local market when two men ran … Continue reading →

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Community Spirit Thrives on Remote New Zealand Island

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When Stewart Island – a remote island off the far southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island – was left without electricity during an unseasonal snow storm, local store owners Jill Skerrett and Richard Wilson came to the rescue. The … Continue reading →

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Palm Beach Man Is The Cat’s Meow!

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A California man has become a community hero to 250,000 starving feral cats – and their grateful neighbours. Jim Strout spends every night patrolling the streets of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, California, in a car packed with cat … Continue reading →

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Child Kidnapper Foiled by Local Hero

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Antonio Diaz Chacon risked his own life to rescue a six-year old girl, snatched off a New Mexico, U.S., street by a kidnapper. After seeing a man grab the girl, pull her into a van and speed off, Mr. Chacon … Continue reading →

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