“The whole community that was here did not do it expecting anything in return,” said Megan Waschak
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- Citizens from Battle Creek, Mich., helped rescue a driver from a burning car last month
- “We knew we needed to help them,” said Megan Waschak, an off-duty emergency dispatcher
- Waschak and the other good Samaritans have been submitted to receive citizen awards from the local police department, but one rescuer’s identity continues to remain a mystery
Three people in a small city in southwest Michigan are being lauded for their heroism after they rushed to save a man from a burning car. As city officials prepare to acknowledge them with citizen awards, the identity of the third rescuer remains a mystery.
On Nov. 5, a car hit a pole on Capital Avenue Northeast in Battle Creek and began to catch fire with the driver still inside, according to the city’s news release.
Megan Waschak, an off-duty emergency dispatcher, was inside her home when she heard the collision, CBS affiliate WWMT reported…