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Maryland Woman Dies Hero Saving Boy From Train Months After Losing Mom, Stepfather
Just months after losing her mother and step-father, a 20-year-old Maryland woman has died in what her family says what was an act of heroism.
Summer Giffin, of Sandy Hook, was trying to save a boy from being hit by a train Tuesday night, May 6 but was hit herself, her family tells Daily Voice.
The tragic accident, which left one other person dead, happened around 8:18 p.m., when emergency crews were called to the CSX rail bridge near the Maryland-West Virginia border, just outside Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
As of press time, more th…
Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In Upmc Shooting, York DA Says
West York Borough Officer Andrew Duarte was killed by friendly fire during the UPMC Memorial Hospital shooting, York County District Attorney Tim Barker announced at a press conference on Wednesday, April 30.
Officer Killed By Fellow Police Gunfire
Duarte, 33, died after being shot in the torso by another law enforcement officer during the chaotic shootout inside the hospital ICU on Feb. 22, 2025. He was wearing a ballistic vest at the time, but the fatal round struck an unprotected area, the York County Coroner confirmed.
Shooter Killed By Police
The gunman, Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, was a…
Army Vet Dies Saving Son, Niece From Drowning While On Vacation: 'He Was A Warrior'
A Massachusetts man who was honored as a hero on the battlefield proved his heroism once again, sacrificing his life to save his son and niece from drowning.
Joshua Curtis, 38, of Halifax, was visiting family at Fernandina Beach, Florida — just north of Jacksonville — last week when a rip current dragged his 6-year-old son and niece deep into the ocean, according to reports.
Curtis swam out and rescued them but drowned in the effort. Both children survived.
"He's a warrior, and he sacrificed his life for the children," his mother, Dawn Wall, told CBS News.
This wasn’t the first time…
