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An elderly white woman in Georgia took to her social media page to tell the world a young Black man saved her life. Now that post has gone viral and their story has touched the hearts of folks all over the world.
On Monday, retired Columbus teacher Barbara Kimbro, 88, headed to the Circle K station on Miller Road to get some gas for her car. After she finished at the pump, Kimbro headed into the store to get her receipt but left her walker in her car. When she tried to step up onto the curb, she lost her balance and began to fall backward.
JaQuan Sanks, 27, who was also headed to get his gas receipt, saw Kimbro as she was falling and swopped in to catch her.
“I knew I was a goner,” Kimbro said on her Facebook page. “When- OUT OF THE BLUE, A young man threw his arms around my body and caught me FROM FALLING!!!! I will NEVER-EVER FORGET THAT YOUNG MAN AS LONG AS i live!! I deeply think he SAVED MY LIFE, because I think I would have cracked My skull! JaQuan Sanks is my hero! I bought him a tank of gas! Small payment for saving my life!!”
Sanks, who works at Packaging Corporation of America in Opelika, told L-E he wasn’t thinking about being a hero, he just did the right thing.
“I just noticed this lady walking up the curb,” said Sanks. “When I saw she started to fall, I thought, ‘That’s not going to be OK.’ My body wouldn’t let her hit the ground. I was just 3 or 4 feet away. So I guess I used my high school football skills. I didn’t look at it as saving her. I just did the right thing.”
After Kimbro thanked Sanks for saving her from what could have been a tragic fall, she paid for his gas and the two took a selfie, which Kimbro then posted on her Facebook page. She also posted her story with two photos of Sanks pumping gas and throwing up the peace sign. The post has generated over 5,000 likes and was shared almost 1,500 times. Their selfie also went viral with almost 3,000 likes and over 200 shares.
Source: Black Man Saves Elderly White Woman From Tragic Fall, Their Story Goes Viral
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