After an ambulance carrying a patient stalled in deep snow on a cold evening in Springfield Township, Ohio, a neighbor with military experience grabbed a tow strap.
Brandyn Longhauser, identified locally as a U.S. Air Force veteran, used his Toyota Tacoma to pull a 20,000-pound ambulance free after heavy snowfall at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26 after it was trapped on a residential street, according to local FOX19 NOW.
Longhauser first reportedly tried digging the vehicle out before securing the strap and hauling it to clearer pavement so paramedics could resume transport. Fire officials said the assist allowed crews to move the patient during hazardous winter conditions.
“I’m very community-driven,” Longhauser told FOX19 NOW. “They’re there to help us. I just wanted to help them.”…