Four boys saved a girl from a creek; her mother offered free burgers for life
Four boys in Jackson, Missouri, rescued a five-year-old girl who was swept into a drainage culvert by floodwaters. As a gesture of gratitude, the girl's mother offered the boys free meals for life at her family's restaurant.
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TLDR: A little girl vanished beneath a bridge as rain-swollen Hubble Creek swept her into a dangerous culvert. Four boys, including an 11-year-old, joined forces to rescue her. Her mother’s way of thanking them? Free burgers for life.Imagine standing beside a creek after heavy rain, watching water rush over a low bridge. One moment, a little girl is splashing nearby. The next, she is gone. Then, just as panic begins to set in, a hand appears above the water.That was the frightening moment that confronted 11-year-old Aiden Kyle in Jackson, Missouri, on May 17, 2020. Five-year-old Kinsley Stuart had been swept beneath a low-water bridge at Hubble Creek, where a powerful current pulled her into an uncovered drainage culvert. Aiden jumped in and grabbed her, but the force of the water was too strong for him to manage alone.His friends joined him.
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