Saints Mitchell Loewen happened to be at the right place and at the right time. While out at dinner with his family, that is where the whole ordeal unraveled.
Modern day heroes are all around us but you’ll find people who stand around and observe rather than do anything to help. That’s what crossed Mitchell Loewen’s mind as he thought fast and was able to assemble a team to help rescue this man. The man in the car, had fallen from the fourth floor of a parking garage and as you’ll see on the next page, his car is in shambles.
According to Triplett, Loewen was having a meal with his family at a restaurant in New Orleans when the incident occurred. He was the first person to approach the vehicle, with others joining in on the recovery effort.
“There were a bunch of people standing around, but not approaching the car and I was like ‘What’s up, let’s help this guy,'” Loewen said, per NOLA.com’s Marie Simoneaux. “I mean, obviously there was someone in there, I wasn’t going to just stand by and watch. It was a life or death situation.”
As we all should know, if you’re not a trained paramedic, its best you leave the person in their very spot till the paramedics come.
Loewen and the assembled group pushed the car back onto its tires. One person entered the car to report the driver was conscious, and Loewen proceeded to take the rear passenger door off its hinges and speak to the driver.
The driver remained in the vehicle until paramedics arrived and took him to a local hospital. The extent of his injuries is unclear, as is the cause of the crash.
Flip the page to see the photos of the car.