A man in a parking lot sees a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old man stuck on railroad tracks and pulls him to safety. An off-duty emergency worker pulls a woman from a van after it crashes into an icy pond. An NBA star saves a woman from drowning. A postal worker helps a mother whose baby is unconscious. A father goes into a house engulfed in flames to save two of his children -- then returns to save the family’s pet.

These are examples of everyday people who, when confronted with a life-or-death situation, jumped in to do what they could -- and became rescuers and heroes. Read more >>

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