A homeless man has been branded a hero after saving the life of a baby whose stroller rolled towards a busy road.
The shocking incident took place in Hesperia, California, where a grandmother was getting items from her car when the stroller next to her suddenly started moving downhill.
Desperate to stop the stroller before it would reach the busy road down below, the baby’s great aunt ran after the stroller only to trip and fall to the ground two times.
Fortunately, her struggles were noticed by Ron Nessman who was applying for a job at a restaurant in the area when he saw the stroller charging towards the busy road.
“I didn’t have time to even think about it. You just react,” the man, who was homeless for eight years, told KCAL News.
“I seen her and I felt so bad for the lady. I got nephews and nieces and I couldn’t imagine something like that. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I did nothing. I’m just glad I realized it and was on it.”
Nessman also revealed that he decided to set his life back on the right track after battling homelessness and depression for several years.
“My girlfriend passed away in 2018. It was sudden and I didn’t want to do anything,” he added in an interview with NBCLA.
“I decided to get right. If you want something different in your life, you do something different and that’s where I am at today. I thank my sister for helping me out. She’s always been there for me.”
Nessman, who was branded a hero by his sister, went on to say that he is thankful for the opportunity to save the child.
“I knew I could get it and I got it and I’m thankful for that because I really wouldn’t want to see the end result if I wasn’t there,” he concluded.
“She tried everything she possibly could to get up. Her knees were bleeding when I got up to her. She was still shocked and she was crying.”
Fortunately, both the baby and the great aunt survived the incident unscathed.
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