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Teenager Helps Man In Wheelchair Get Home As Tornado Sirens Sound

Teenager Helps Man In Wheelchair Get Home As Tornado Sirens Sound

16-year-old Seth helped the man get home as the tornado approached

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

A teenager has been praised for his bravery and kindness after he was spotted helping push a man in a wheelchair to safety as a tornado was approaching.

16-year-old Seth Phillips was on his way home in his mother's car when the sirens began to go off, indicating that a potentially dangerous tornado was on the way.

Seth asked his mum, to stop the car whilst they were driving past so that he could jump out and help a wheelchair-bound man up the hill to his home.

Twisters and tornadoes have been tearing through much of the heartland of the United States of America recently. St Louis, where Seth lives, is right in the firing line.

Seth's mum managed to film the entire act of kindness on her mobile phone and her son later told Inside Edition about how the man told him that his life was "not doing that good for him" as he was being taken up the street.

Inside Edition

Seth said: "It just really hurt me to see him all by himself and just really sad.

"He was a double amputee and he needed help."

On top of being a double leg amputee, the man is also legally blind and said that he was having a tough time finding his way home alone. All the better then that Seth jumped to his rescue.

Seth continued: "He was just all by himself and alone and everybody was just driving by, cussing at him and honking at him and just yelling ignorant things towards him and that wasn't right,"

His mum added: "Believe it or not, this is not the first time Seth has asked me to help someone in need. Usually it is an elderly person at the grocery store when we are out and about,

"I wasn't totally shocked but the fact that the tornado sirens were going off and it was a little bit chaotic and seeing him struggle on the side of the street. ... I was more than happy to pull over to let Seth help him.

"I actually have a grandfather who is a double amputee and I know the struggle that comes with that."

CNN

The good news is that Seth helped the man get home safely and the only recognition he wants from this is for people to remember to help each other out from time to time.

That seems reasonable enough. Fair play, Seth LAD.

Featured Image Credit: Inside Edition

Topics: US News