Being in a car accident can be a nerve-wracking thing, but
for one boy, his experience is going viral. After being tended to by
first responders while they waited for transport, one firefighter
decided to lay down next to the scared boy and proceeded to do something
astounding.
Taking place on a road somewhere in D’Iberville,
Mississippi, medical professionals were called to the scene of a car
accident that appears to have been rather severe. However, once they
arrived, they were left in shock to see that out of the 6 passengers in
the car, five of them – all children – had been ejected during the
rollover chaos.
As some of the children were being taken to the hospital
with one still in their child-restraint seat, another of the small
children, this one a boy, had been strapped to a board and secured in
order to make sure he could not move and further hurt himself. As one
would imagine, this frightened the boy quite a bit, but his fear was
short-lived.
Without a second thought, firefighter Casey Lessard laid
down beside the boy when a few photos were taken that have since gone
viral. According to reports, Lessard whipped out his cell phone and
began playing the animated children’s film Happy Feet.
Lessard’s boss, Fire Captain Darren Peterson,
further commented on the incident, saying, “The kids … we do whatever
we can to calm them down. The video calmed him down instantly.”
Sounds like a job well done to me. There’s nothing more
uplifting than hearing about those willing to go above and beyond,
especially when no one asks them to. Even better yet, Mr. Lessard was
responsible for making sure this boy’s experience wasn’t quite as
traumatizing as it would have been without him – and that alone is
worthy of recognition.
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