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Was this a miracle?
Dear Reader: This was a harrowing, death defying rescue of a truck driver from a truck on the edge of falling off a bridge. Was it divine intervention? You decide:
Firefighter rescues semi-truck driver dangling from a bridge, 7-stories above the Ohio River.
A semi-truck driver faced death after her semi-truck was hit by another vehicle, nearly thrusting her over Louisville, Kentucky's Clark Memorial Bridge.
For 40-minutes firefighters struggled to rescue her, with one firefighter, Bryce Carden risking his life for her.
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"She was praying a lot, and I was praying right there with her," Bryce told Fox News.
Bryce had repelled down and as the semi-truck cabin hung precipitously off the bridge, reached in to connect the driver into his harness.
Then the two swayed high in the air over the water as the support team struggled to lift them onto the bridge. When they were finally pulled in, everyone rejoiced.
The frightening rescue could have abruptly ended had the truck completed its fall from the bridge.
Later, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg commended the driver for her bravery and the rescuers for their courage and heroic action.
As for Bryce Carden, he took no credit. "I [attribute] all of the success of it to the guys topside and the guys on the bottom who helped make it happen."
But perhaps there was a greater force that ultimately made it happen.
Editor's Note:
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