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Man Rescues Wandering Toddlers From Middle of Busy Traffic on Florida Road
John Brittingham stopped traffic and rescued two toddlers in six seconds on a busy road after they wandered from an open gate, reuniting them with unaware parents.
- On Sunday, John Brittingham rescued two toddlers who wandered into the middle of southbound A1A traffic in Brevard County, reuniting them with unaware parents.
- At an Airbnb, the toddlers escaped through an open back gate while their parents were unaware, and the toddlers were about two years old or younger.
- He immediately pulled over and ran from his car, grabbing one child then the second to remove them from the road in about six seconds, while dash-cam video captured the rescue.
- Brittingham said he was terrified and did not call police, while WESH contacted Cocoa Beach Police and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office about jurisdiction.
- The incident prompted local coverage as local outlet WESH published video and John Brittingham urged caregivers to watch children, noting he and his wife have five children and grandchildren.
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One man put his life at risk when he saved two girls who wandered a road in Brevard County. John Brittingham ran into traffic on a stretch of the AIA on Sunday in Brevard County and pulled the two girls out of the lanes. “I was very scared, thinking what could have happened to them. The rest of my life could have been ruined,” said the man. Brittingham was driving back home when he saw the girls, about two years old, walking along one of the lan…
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