sources : abc7ny, metro, foxnews
In July 2022, 25-year-old pizza delivery driver Nick Bostic spotted a house on fire while driving through Lafayette, Indiana. He immediately stopped and ran inside. Nick helped four young occupants escape, but then learned that a six-year-old girl was still trapped.
Despite the growing flames and thick smoke, he went back inside. He followed the girl’s cries, found her, and carried her upstairs because the normal exits were blocked. Nick smashed a second-floor window and jumped while holding the child, using his body to protect her during the fall. He then handed her to a police officer waiting outside.
All five people survived. Nick suffered serious smoke inhalation, burns and a deep cut to his arm, but eventually recovered. In 2023, he received the prestigious Carnegie Medal for his extraordinary bravery.
