Teen describes heroic rescue of baby amidst electrocution accident that killed parents, uncle
Published Date: 1/19/2024
Source: New York Post
The Oregon baby who miraculously survived a downed power line that electrocuted his parents and uncle was rescued by a selfless 18-year-old who crouched down to grab the child from his mortally injured father’s chest. Majiah Washington jumped into action Wednesday when she saw a flash outside her Portland home after a red SUV became entangled with a power line taken down by a fallen tree branch. The child’s parents had been putting their 9-month-old baby in his car seat when the tragic bedlam started. The mother screamed at her boyfriend to grab the child and get away as a fire started under the car. But a thick sheet of ice from a powerful winter storm caused the father, identified as Nash, to slip with the baby in his arms and touch the live wire, Washington said. Then the child’s mother, who was six months pregnant, and her 15-year-old brother were killed the same way. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/19/news/oregon-daycare-worker-describes-heroic-rescue-of-baby-from-chest-of-fatally-electrocuted-dad/ #oregon #baby #rescue The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost