Don W. Rocap saved Leslie C. Sammann and Keith Toby from burning, Lubbock, Texas, October 10, 1989. Sammann, 26, and Toby, 35, were semi-conscious inside a burning car following its collision with a motor home. Rocap, 67, retired, witnessed the accident and went to the car. Despite growing flames on the front of the car and intense heat, Rocap opened the driver’s door, but with difficulty. He seized Sammann, pulled him from the car, and guided him away from it. Returning to the driver’s side, Rocap partially entered the burning car, seized Toby, who outweighed Rocap considerably, and pulled him out. Another man aided Rocap in taking Toby to a point of safety away from the car. Both Sammann and Toby required hospital treatment for their injuries, and Rocap sought hospital treatment for a burn to his forehead, from which he recovered.
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