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Woman Answers Wrong Number Saves Life of Elderly Man 1000 Miles Away

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10 May 2013 270 views
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Woman Answers Wrong Number Saves Life of Elderly Man 1000 Miles Away
Saving a life sometimes could take something as simple as a call back. Just ask Thomas Buck, an 84-year-old from Pennsylvania whose life was saved by a complete stranger more than 1,000 miles away – who called him back.

Saving a life sometimes could take something as simple as a call back.

Just ask Thomas Buck, an 84-year-old from Pennsylvania whose life was saved by a complete stranger more than 1,000 miles away – who called him back.

The stranger is Ashley Yasick, a 27-year-old banker in Delray Beach who checked her messages Monday, only to find a voicemail from a distressed Buck asking for help.

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