#GoodNews: Teen Lifts Truck To Save Trapped Dad Underneath

A California teen lifts a truck to rescue his dad who was trapped underneath. 

Matthew Wilkinson was on the ground, working on the brakes of his work truck with his 15-year-old son, Dalin, helping him. He was having trouble getting the rotor off the truck, so he shimmied up under the truck so he’d have leverage to get the rotor unstuck.

As soon as the rotor came off, the truck dropped down, pinning Wilkinson to the ground. The Oakdale, California, dad was rushed to the hospital and was treated for a punctured lung, broken ribs and a separated shoulder, but he didn’t have a clear recollection of how he was able to get out from under the truck in the first place.

Later he was able to review the footage from his home’s surveillance camera and realized that his son was the reason he was able to get free. After the truck dropped on him, his son ran over and lifted up the rear of the truck, taking enough weight off his dad so he could slip out from under it. Now, the proud father is saying he owes his life to Dalin. “My son is my hero," he says. "He saved my life."

Source: Today


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