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Hero Bus Driver Meets Woman And Baby She Saved During Las Vegas Shooting

Hero Bus Driver Meets Woman And Baby She Saved During Las Vegas Shooting

Unbelievable bravery during the horrific event

Paddy Maddison

Paddy Maddison

What's the bravest thing you've ever done? We've all got tales of courage to share, but chances are none of them match up to the accomplishments of this retired bus driver in the US - her heroics saved the life of a heavily pregnant woman during the Las Vegas shooting.

Now, Sue Ann Cornwell has met with the woman she saved - now a proud mum - and her newborn son for the first time since the attack on 1 October 2017.

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Sue Ann, 52, took matters into her own hands as she helped then-soon-to-be mum Miriam Finch, 21, at the massacre at Paradise, Nevada, by leading her to safety and laying on top of her, acting as a shield against bullets from gunman Stephen Paddock.

Bloody hell. Puts any tales of your own heroism into perspective, doesn't it? Something to think about next time you're bigging yourself up down the pub.

She was in attendance at Route 91 Harvest music festival with her sibling Billie Jo LaCount, 44, when she unbelievably put her life on the line to ensure the safety of others.

A mother herself, Sue Ann repeatedly returned to the scene of the gunshots to help wounded victims, after leading Miriam away from danger.

Her bravery even extended to tending to severely injured Denise Burditus, 50, after she lay dying in the back of her truck during the attack which killed 58 people.

Miriam eventually escaped the horrific ordeal unharmed and went on to have a healthy baby, Xander Finh, who Sue Ann recently met for the first time.

The former bus driver, a Las Vegas resident, said: "I just went into protection mode. There was a bunch of younger kids around me so I grabbed them and pulled them down.

"Miriam was upset. She said 'I don't want my baby to die.

"I said, 'Your baby is not dying on my watch. I will get you out of here.'"

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Miriam, who works as a surf shop worker, says that when the shooting started she at first thought fireworks were going off.

"At first the shooting sounded like fireworks but then the speaker blew up," she said.

"When I realised what was going on there were just so many feelings going.

"It was shock that this was happening; shock that I was seeing people on the ground unresponsive."

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Miriam says now she's met Sue Ann again, she wishes to remain in touch, and has thanked the woman who saved her and her now-four-month-old baby.

"I honestly don't know how I would have handled it if I was by myself. Sue Ann and Billie Jo made me go faster than I would have if I was completely alone," Miriam said.

"They gave me a bag to cover my stomach and Sue Ann shielded me from bullets.

"The fact that a stranger who I had never talked to in my life did that was amazing.

"I'm extremely grateful to both of them for everything."

What a legend.

Words: Jacque Talbot

Featured Image Credit: SWNS

Topics: US News, Las Vegas