Arkansas father and son reunite after dramatic lifesaving rescue

Published: Sep 07, 2024 Duration: 00:03:03 Category: News & Politics

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Now to a heartwarming story, a reunion for a father and a stepson in late July, Devin Gardner and his stepson Jordan were on a road trip to Alabama when they crashed in Franklin County. 12 year old Jordan then walked two miles across the interstate in the dead of night to help, find, to find help and save a step dad's life. Today. T 11 Carter was there for the special moment as Devin reunited with Jordan, who he calls his hero. That was the heartwarming moment. Jordan reunited with his stepdad Devin at the Eugene Tobin Health Care Center in North Little Rock. It's not the first time they've seen each other since the accident, but it is the first time Devin's been well enough to get out of bed and come meet his boy. According to Jordan's mom, Trisha, it made my heart really happy that he was able to do all that. It was also the first time Jordan's been recognized like this. The staff at the Veterans hospital giving him a certificate and a medal calling him a hero. Charlie Hogan is one nurse who's taken care of Devin and says she was touched by the story. It's an honor to take care of Mr Gardner. You know that Jordan went all that way for his dad. You could tell that there was an extremely tight bond between father and son there making Jordan's journey even more incredible. The fact that the 12 year old has autism and speech aphasia, meaning it's sometimes tough for him to communicate. Adding to that when he found an officer from the Johnson County Sheriff's office, he thought it was too late. Was your dad awake when you left? No, he's dead. But miraculously, he wasn't. When officers located the crash, they heard Devin yelling for help. He says he doesn't remember the crash or anything until he woke up in a hospital a few days later. But he knows Jordan saved his life. Apparently I was laying face down on a downgrade in its tall grass. I mean, you're not gonna see or notice the car from the highway if it hadn't been for Jordan finding him and telling him they would have never found me. Uh, who knows? I would have been, uh, they would have, I guess somebody would have found me when I started thinking that's why this day was so special to Devin. He was able to see his stepson again and tell him how much he means to him. Understandably, it was an emotional scene. He's my hero. He's my, my savior. Hey, we gonna throw football and I'm gonna get, well, everything's gonna be great back to normal. We gonna go shoot the shotgun and get some doves and eat them, wrap them in bacon and it's all because Jordan went, walking in North Little Rock Carter wh thv 11 news. What a great story. Thank you. Carter Devin says the staff at the VA hospital has been incredible helping him recover and he says he hopes to be out of the hospital next week.

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