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“When I saw that little girl’s toes, that became my baby.”

Viral: He Feels Something Brush on Leg in Water. Starts Screaming When He Sees Baby’s Foot Float to Surface

“If I was not in that right spot at the right time, it could have been a search and rescue mission,” Angelo Mondragon, a 32-year-old plumber from Fort Collins, Colorado, reported. In an interview back in July 2015, he told the Coloradoan that he was out swimming with family on a Sunday afternoon when he came across a frightening situation.

As Mondragon was “wanderring around in the waist-deep water” at the Windsor Lake Swim Beach, he felt something brush against his leg. “It felt like something you normally wouldn’t feel in the water,” he reported.

The man told KUSA-TV that he used his leg to kick up the object, and that’s when he noticed a baby’s foot float up to the surface. “I just dove in and my parent instincts took over. I grabbed her out of the water and screamed ‘Whose baby is this?’”

The little girl, 4-year-old Sitlali Hernandez, was carried back to shore as Mondragon yelled for help. He quickly realized that the toddler was motionless and started turning blue.
Two off-duty paramedics performed CPR on Sitlali until help arrived on scene. Once emergency personnel had her in their care, she was rushed to a nearby hospital and then later transferred to the Children’s Hospital in Aurora.

On that Monday, Mondragon went to the hospital to see Sitlali. The child was doing a lot better and doctors said she was going to be just fine.
Mondragon had a chance to meet and talk with Sitlali and her mother. When asked what made him leap into action, Mondragon said it was because of the relationship he had with his own family.

“When I saw that little girl’s toes, that became my baby,” he said. “She was my family and I did everything that I could, that I would do for my family.”

Sitlali’s mom, Emma, was extremely grateful for Mondragon’s quick response to rescue the drowning child. “You saved her. You saved her. You saved my baby,” she told him in an emotional reunion outside of the medical center.

While sitting with the youngsters in the hospital room, Mondragon felt that their bond would continue to grow even stronger with time. He said, “I just want her to know that we’re here for her and we’re going to see her all the way through her healing process and we’re going to watch her grow up.”

Although things turned out on a positive note for everyone involved, the incident may have never happened if the child wore a life vest, according to Mondragon. He decided to start an initiative with local businesses to provide life vests for non-swimmers who can’t afford to buy one.

Faith in humanity is restored each day by the good deeds we do for each others. This rescue story will forever be a reminder that decent people still do exist in the world and are Earth’s angels in disguise. We all have the power to save lives and give someone a second chance at life, just in the same way Mondragon did for little Sitlali.

“It’s something you don’t wish on anybody.”

Viral: 5-Year-Old Snatched by Kidnapper, Neighbor Boys Chase Van for 15 Minutes. Then Kidnapper Spots Him…

Two teenage Lancaster, Pennsylvania boys are being hailed as heroes after rescuing 5-year-old Jocelyn Rojas from a kidnapper. Little Jocelyn was playing in her yard when promises of ice cream lured her into a stranger’s car.

“It’s something you don’t wish on anybody,” the girl’s mother told ABC News. “Horrible, horrible thoughts flashed through my mind.”

Police were called as friends and neighbors began scouring the neighborhood, searching for the child. Fifteen-year-old Temar Boggs and his friend Chris Garcia grabbed their bicycles and joined the hunt. About a half mile away, the boys spotted Jocelyn riding in the passenger street of a maroon sedan. The boys gave chase, even as the driver tried to lose them.

“Every time we’d go down the street, he’d turn back around, and then … we’ll follow him,” told Boggs to CNN affiliate WGAL.
“I wasn’t scared. I was just [thinking], ‘Save the little girl, make sure she was okay,’” said Boggs. “If he wasn’t going to stop, I was probably going to, like, jump on the car.”

After 15 heart-pounding minutes, the boys said the driver stopped suddenly and pushed Jocelyn out of the car before speeding off again. Their chase was finally over.
“She ran to me and said that she needed her mom,” Boggs told ABC News.

“He’s our hero,” said the child’s mother. “There’s no words to say. I’m so grateful.”

Boggs feels good about finding Jocelyn, saying, “I feel like I just won the best game of my life.”

The neighborhood gathered to recognize the actions of these heroes and thank them for their bravery. Little Jocelyn’s family covered the boy in hugs, grateful that their precious child was safe.

Though Boggs was willing to jump on the vehicle should he needed to, fortunately the persistence of the two courageous young men scared the kidnapper off. A daughter’s home safe, a kidnapper’s attempts thwarted, and uncommon kindness and persistence shown by teenagers — all in all, a shining example of the remaining good side of humanity.