Good Samaritans
Good Samaritans_Several people are putting the "good" in Good Samaritan lately. A woman in New York claimed that actor Ryan Gosling saved her life earlier this week. Last month, a Florida woman helped rescue the child of an angry driver trapped in a burning car . Their stories as well as those of other every day heroes — and a few stars — help renew our faith in human kindness.
Ryan Gosling saves woman
Actor Ryan Gosling made headlines this week for saving a woman's life. According to reports, a British journalist recounted the details of her rescue via Twitter: Being from London, she looked the wrong way for traffic and nearly got hit by a taxi - until Gosling stepped in.
How did he save her?Ryan Gosling grabbed me away from taxi
This isn't the first time he's done a good deed. he did ryan gosling street fight last summer in New
Eddie Cabral and Eric Velarde
The two college athletes were running on a track on March 1 when they spotted smoke and heard screams coming from a senior citizens complex (Fresno, California).
How did they save the day?Eddie Cabral and Eric Velarde + save man from apartment fire.
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Another hero on the scene,Fresno City Water Utilities worker Ronnie Watts.
The senior in distress,Fresno apartment fire + man badly burned + critical condition.
One Samaritan wounded,Eddie Cabral cut his leg.
Shamel Lawrence
This retired police officer was just killing time Feb. 23 in his New York neighborhood in the middle of the night (he was doing,Shamel Lawrence + Facebook around 3:30 a.m.) when he heard a desperate call for help. He arrived at a burning home in time to help a trapped mother.
How did he save the day?Shamel Lawrence + caught kids dropped from window.
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How he summed up his heroism,Shamel Lawrence + 'wow! did I really do that?'
Did he act alone?Shamel Lawrence + unidentified maintenance worker.
What happened to the other residents?Shamel Lawrence + firefighters saved the six adults with a ladder.
Shawn Brown and Clifford Fose
A driver and her sister were hard at work trying to free her stuck car from the train tracks Feb. 23 (it happened Newark, DE), when the rail guards descended and these two Samaritans sprung into action.
How did they save the day?Shawn Brown and Clifford Fose + pull woman from car.
Shawn Brown and Clifford Fose.
Bobby Singh
Singh, a convenience store owner (Waltham, MA), noticed smoke pouring out of a neighboring home on Feb. 18. And, though he remains modest about his actions, the family hails him as a hero.
How did he save the day?Bobby Singh + warned two men inside + helped them escape.
Anthony Omari
A group of children in a remote African region were in jeopardy Jan. 23 when a group of machete-wielding thieves attacked their orphanage. Omari, whose mother runs the orphanage, was the only one there to protect them.
How did he save the day?Anthony Omari + machete to the face defending orphans.
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An American intern shared the news worldwide,Ben Hardwick + Kenya orphanage
Global aid poured in,Reddit + more than $80,000 + Kenyan orphanage.
What changes have been made?Kenya orphanage + new locks + night guards + fortified fence.
Zoe Saldana
When not playing a Na’vi princess or an assassin, Saldana is a Good Samaritan. She witnessed a car accident Jan. 18 and stepped in to help (here’s Culver City, California it happened).
How did she save the day?Zoe Saldana + helped injured woman from her car + called 911.
Which film will she release next?"The Words" Zoe Saldana.
Steven Santiago
A drunken indie filmmaker stumbled Jan. 8 onto train tracks (Jonathan Parisen + trying to retrieve a lost shoe) and Santiago noticed a train was approaching (it happened Staten Island, NY).
How did he save the day?Steven Santiago pulled filmmaker to safety.
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What was the tragic outcome,Steven Santiago dies + head struck by a train .
Details on the filmmaker,Jonathan Parisen charged with trespassing and endangerment.
JC Chasez
The former boy-band member and reality TV personality was sunning (Miami, Florida) on New Year’s Day when a helicopter flew too close to shore, causing high winds and putting a baby directly in harm’s way.
How did he save the day?JC Chasez + grabbed umbrella + saved one-year-old.
Erik Felsted and Brian Rowser
These “Beehive State” residents — along with two other heroes — rose to the challenge Sept. 3, 2011, after a helicopter crashed in a rural field, trapping the pilot and a mother and teen.
How did they save the day?+Utah chopper crash heroes pulled three victims out.
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Honored by the Red Cross,Red Cross + 2012 Adult Good Samaritan Heroes Award + helicopter heroes.
Kate Winslet
The British actress — best remembered for playing the role of Rose — was vacationing Aug. 22, 2011, on the private island of a billionaire pal (the magnate behind this business,Virgin Group) when the mogul’s home caught fire.
How did she save the day?Kate Winslet + carried 90-year-old out of the house.
What caused the fire?Richard Branson's home + lightning caused fire.
T.I.
Hip-hop artist and reality starT.I. (his real name is Clifford Harris + T.I.) intervened in October 2010 when a suicidal man took to the ledge of a 22-story skyscraper threatening to jump (it happened Atlanta, Georgia).
How did he save the day?T.I. + recorded video of himself on a cell phone for jumper.
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What was the outcome?T.I. rescue + suicidal man taken to hospital
Praise from the local police,Atlanta police + T.I. + We’re happy it ended the way it did, and we thank him
Thankful mother silences skeptics,mother of suicidal man + I wish it was a publicity stunt + T.I.