'If it wasn't for this angel, if it wasn't for this wonderful, wonderful human being, he would've perished and he would've been another statistic in this storm,' the man's sister said.
, stories of survival and strangers helping each other are emerging. One woman is being called an"angel" for likely saving a 64-year-old man's life.
Aughtry used a blow dryer to melt the ice off White's hands, which were red and blistered, she said in in which she pleaded for help getting him medical attention. Good Samaritans later came to drive White and Aughtry to a hospital. "My brother's mental capacity is that of an 11-year-old child," she said."If it wasn't for this angel, if it wasn't for this wonderful, wonderful human being, he would've perished and he would've been another statistic in this storm."
What Aughtry did was"amazing," Yvonne said, adding that she and her brother now"have an extended family member."
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