The world is full of remarkable stories, but the one I’m about to tell you is sure to leave you in awe.
It all started on a Sunday night when nine-year-old Hudsyn Shaw and her eight-year-old friend, Zoey Mattingly, spent the night together.
Afterward, Tera Mattingly decided to take them for a drive in her car.
Dawn Shaw, Hudsyn’s mom, said that Tera had mentioned taking drives often and thought this would be no exception.
Little did anyone know that something unexpected was about to happen – what should have been a peaceful ride quickly turned into tragedy as they heard the sound of an approaching motorcycle speeding down the road followed by an earth shuddering crash.
The Boyce family heard it too and knew it must have been an accident right away.
Ryan Boyce said that they called police at 11 pm but officers couldn’t find any evidence of an accident or any survivors so they went back inside for bed.
However, Ryan’s brother had a nagging feeling that someone needed help out there and couldn’t shake it off easily – so he drove out again by himself around 3 am and found the overturned car with two bodies lying nearby, later identified as Tera Mattingly and Zoey Mattingly.
He immediately called police who then heard softer sounds coming from near the wreckage which was located 100 feet away from the road in wooded area – those sounds were coming from none other than Hudsyn Shaw.
She miraculously survived without any major internal organ damage or brain injuries though she sustained multiple fractures on her arm, clavicle, pelvis, back and ankle.
Dawn then rushed to her daughter’s side at OU Children’s Hospital where she learnt about Tera and Zoey not having survived the crash while Hudsyn was being cradled by Zoey when paramedics found her.
This made it clear how lucky Dawn really was to still have her daughter alive.
It wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for Ryan’s brother listening closely to his heart prompting him to look further into what had happened.
Even though we may never understand why these things happen, we can only be grateful towards this good Samaritan family whose selfless deed got rewarded with three lives saved instead of lost.