WTMJ’s Wis. Morning News defines an EVERYDAY HERO as “an average Jon/Jane Doe who, when they woke up one morning, had no idea they’d be saving a life.”
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In Wayne Township, New Jersey: 11-year-old Matthew Della Torre (a non-verbal child with autism) had gone missing. He had wondered away from his home, outside in the freezing temps, reported TAPinto Wayne.
About a 100 residents and police officers were searching for the boy who had begun to take his clothes off. “He doesn’t like his clothes to be wet,” his mother explained.
13-year-old Kristopher Mikhail was at home when he heard noises outside. When he told his parents, they found Matthew half-naked and nearly frozen. He had been outside for nearly 90 minutes.
“Kristopher saved Matthew’s life. Kristopher is a true hero,” Della Torre’s mother told the Wayne Township Council. “(Had it not been for Kristopher), I don’t know what the outcome would’ve been.”
Watch as the town honored Kristopher at the start of its council meeting.
Thank you Kristopher for being an EVERYDAY HERO!
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