[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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EYES IN THE SKY: FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAVES VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING
(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on a recent flight, flight attendant
Shelia Fedrick of Alaska Airlines noticed a young girl, 14 or 15 years
old, with blonde hair. Shelia approached two individuals, but the young
girl refused to speak or make contact with her. The man next to the
girl was defensive as she tried to make conversation.
Something was just not right. Shelia quickly devised a plan. She
convinced the girl to go to the bathroom where Shelia had left a note
stuck to the mirror. The girl wrote back on the note, and she needed
help.
The flight crew quickly alerted the police on the ground. Shelia
Fedrick ended up saving a victim of human trafficking.
Traffickers often ship their victims across the country like baggage.
The Department of Homeland Security and flight attendants are working
together through training to spot warning signs of modern-day slavery.
Thanks to Shelia Fedrick and other flight attendants for their work
in rescuing victims of trafficking. We must continue to stop
traffickers in their tracks.
And that is just the way it is.
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