94-Year-Old Woman Finds 'Handsome Hero' Who Saved Her From Submerged Car in Lake
Alice Modine, 94 and full of life, says her family urges her to stop driving and start using Uber to get around her Boca Raton, Florida, home. But Modine doesn’t like that idea, saying it would interfere with her weekly ballet and yoga classes.
Modine made headlines after accidentally driving her car into a lake during a torrential downpour in Boca Raton. She tried to escape as water filled her vehicle, but Modine was trapped.
Modine recalled feeling her life would end that day but wasn’t panicked or upset. “I’ve lived a good life, I’ve had a very happy life up to now — it just may be the end of it,” she recalled.
But out of nowhere, her car door opened and a “very nice young man” rescued her. “Hold on to me I’ll get you to a dry place,” the man told her.
The mystery man carried Modine to higher ground, then went back to her vehicle to retrieve her purse and some paperwork. And just like superheroes do in the movies, the mystery hero vanished.
In the days that followed, Modine desperately wanted to get in touch with the hero who saved her life.
“I’ve been haunted by this wish to be able to thank him because I really must thank him for my life,” Modine expressed.
She hoped as her story gained interest, the news would somehow reach the “good-looking” man. Modine described her guardian angel as being in his 30s and possibly having emergency rescue training since he handled the rescue with such ease and professionalism.
On May 25, nearly one week after her rescue, Modine received a phone call from a family member with the news she’d been hoping for.
“A friend of a friend of a friend” knew the rescuer, and it wasn’t long before Modine and her mystery man shared a heartfelt phone conversation.
The unidentified man said when he saw Modine turn into the lake, he stopped and “did what came naturally.” Modine told him he was a hero and thanked him for saving her life.
“He gave me my life back,” a grateful Modine expressed. “I wouldn’t have been here.”
With such an enthusiasm for life, it likely won’t be long before Modine is driving herself back to ballet class. She reported that she and her hero have not yet met face-to-face, but a meeting is in the works.
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