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On July 20, 2001, 12-year-old Chris Wright and his father were enjoying a swim in a remote part of the Chowchilla River outside of Fresno, California. His father slipped on a wet rock, smashing his nose. Chris left the water to find some tissues. When he returned, he saw his father lying in the water shaking uncontrollably. "His teeth were clenched; he was foaming at the mouth," Chris recalls. "I was scared. I didn't know what to do." His panic was only momentary. There was a house about 100 yards away, but no one responded to his calls. So he knew it was up to him to get his father, who appeared to be slipping in and out of consciousness, out of the rocky ravine. The 120-lb. seventh grader grabbed his 185 lb. father under the arms and dragged him up the steep embankment. Then he managed to lift him into their pickup. As his father faded in and out of consciousness, Chris took the steering wheel of the truck and drove 15 miles to the rural house of his uncle. After arriving at the hospital, his father was diagnosed with epilepsy. After hearing compliments, Chris responded, "Any kid would have done the same thing. I love my dad." When he woke up in a hospital bed his father recalled, "I woke up, and there Chris was on the bed next to me. He wouldn't leave."
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