Joe Terry saved Ygzena J. Gallegos from being struck by a train, Merced, California, August 3, 1995. Ygzena, 1, sat on a rail of a railroad track near her home as a passenger train approached at about 60 m.p.h. At his home about 300 feet away, Joe, 15, high school student, heard the train and saw Ygzena. He immediately ran toward her as the train drew closer, its speed undiminished. Reaching Ygzena from behind, Joe grasped her, swung her away from the rail, then ran from the track, taking her with him. The train passed without stopping at the scene, Joe feeling its wind on his back.
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