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Brave 13-Year-Old Girl Rescued from Kidnapper After Writing “Help Me” Sign Outside of Laundromat

A 13-year-old Texas girl helped bring about an end to her own terrifying kidnapping with quick thinking and resourcefulness.

Mother of 3 Loses Her Life While Trying to Save 10-Year-Old Son From Drowning

A family hike in New Hampshire turned tragic last week when a 10-year-old boy slipped into the Pemigewasset River in the White Mountain National Forest. His mother, 44-year-old Melissa Bagley died trying to save him.

Harrowing Rescue Shows Kayaker Saving a 6-Year-Old Boy Left Floating Alone in River

A kayaker’s rescue of a 6-year-old boy is going viral after the boy was found alone, being pulled by the current on the St. Louis River in Minnesota. David Jones Jr. is being hailed a hero after saving the little boy whose father left him abandoned in the river's cold water.

“This Guy’s Going to Kill Me”: Ex-Boyfriend Chases Woman into Starbucks With Machete—Then a Stranger Steps in to Save the Day

Twenty-seven-year-old Blaine Hodge is being hailed a hero after saving a woman from a machete-wielding man who was allegedly her ex-boyfriend.

The act of domestic violence taken to the extreme left the woman running into a Starbucks in Bakersfield, California screaming, “Help me! This guy’s going to kill me,” according to witness Joe Harris, a friend of Hodge.

Harris reported that a man then walked into the coffee shop “holding something in his hand,” that turned out to be a sharp machete.

At that moment, Hodge fearlessly stepped in, placing himself in between the woman and the knife.

“Everyone else was running away and he was the first person to run straight to the action,” Harris told KGET-TV. “He was like: ‘I’m going to stop this guy, regardless if I get stabbed or not. I can’t let this woman die.'”

Hodge was stabbed many times during the violent encounter and may lose function of his right hand. He needed almost 200 stitches to repair the wounds and may take six weeks to recover.

The woman was also stabbed during the attack, but Hodge’s act of selfless heroism saved her life.

The attacker has been identified as 31-year-old Robert Daniel Rivas, and he’s been charged with attempted murder as well as assault with a deadly weapon.

According to Hodge’s girlfriend, Tori Toney, her boyfriend’s bold move for a stranger was not out of character. Unsurprised by his actions, she said, “He would do it again. He could lose an arm and he would still do it again. And that’s just Blaine.”

A GoFundMe page set up for Blaine’s recovery has already exceeded its goal by more than triple, as people across the country have been inspired by his actions.

If you’d like to help Blaine financially, you may donate to his GoFundMe here.

See more from this hero’s story in the KGET-TV News interview below: 

Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

Brave 13-Year-Old Girl Rescued from Kidnapper After Writing “Help Me” Sign Outside of Laundromat

A 13-year-old Texas girl helped bring about an end to her own terrifying kidnapping with quick thinking and resourcefulness.

Mother of 3 Loses Her Life While Trying to Save 10-Year-Old Son From Drowning

A family hike in New Hampshire turned tragic last week when a 10-year-old boy slipped into the Pemigewasset River in the White Mountain National Forest. His mother, 44-year-old Melissa Bagley died trying to save him.

Harrowing Rescue Shows Kayaker Saving a 6-Year-Old Boy Left Floating Alone in River

A kayaker’s rescue of a 6-year-old boy is going viral after the boy was found alone, being pulled by the current on the St. Louis River in Minnesota. David Jones Jr. is being hailed a hero after saving the little boy whose father left him abandoned in the river's cold water.