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3-Year-Old Hero Saves Great-Grandmother After Serious Fall

Bridger Peabody braved the dark to retrieve a phone, enabling help for his injured great-grandmother in Colorado.

  • Sharon Lewis, 77, fell and hit her head on a concrete step while walking with her 3-year-old great-grandson, Bridger Peabody, in Strasburg, Colorado.
  • Unable to get up and with no response from neighbors, Lewis asked Bridger to retrieve her phone from the car despite his fear of the dark.
  • Surveillance footage captured Bridger encouraging himself as he successfully retrieved the phone, allowing Lewis to call for help.
  • Lewis was diagnosed with a concussion and received 22 staples in her head but is now recovering well.
  • Bridger, celebrated as a hero by his family, was rewarded with a toy car and a special dinner planned in his honor.
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