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 northwest Indiana: Brieonna Cassell dozed off and drove off the road while heading to a friend’s house in Wheatfield. Cassell’s vehicle landed in a deep ravine off of a county highway. No one could see the vehicle.
“She just fell asleep, and… there was a bridge there, and she just veered over to the left and missed the bridge and ended up in a very deep ditch,” explained Cassell’s father, Delmar Caldwell.
Cassell’s car fell into a ditch off a rural county road, CBS News reported. The back of the car was immersed in a creek.
Six days later, a man named Johnny Martinez spotted the wreckage while driving a 10-foot tractor. Martinez called a supervisor and Cassell was saved. Cassell suffered multiple broken bones and cracked ribs but will survive, CBS said.
During a news conference, Brown called Martinez a hero.
“Johnny Martinez, thank you so much for finding my baby!”
Thank you Johnny for being an EVERYDAY HERO! Also thank you Brieonna for having the perseverance to LIVE!
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