[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                A HEROIC ACT AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY

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                         HON. RICHARD M. NOLAN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2016

  Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sean Kehren of Pine 
City, Minnesota who heroically saved a woman he had never met before 
from a fiery car crash on a busy interstate highway in Northern 
Minnesota. Sean was traveling south back to the University he attends 
after attending the eighth Congressional District Democratic Convention 
in Duluth, Minnesota when the car in front of his veered off the road, 
crashed into a tree and caught fire.
  Sean ran to the driver's door of the car to see if the driver was 
injured. When he saw flames underneath the vehicle, Sean decided it was 
time to act and he pulled the driver out of the car. Then, with the 
assistance of the passengers in his car, he carried the driver to 
safety away from the burning vehicle. After rescuing the driver, Sean 
even accompanied her to a local hospital and helped her contact 
relatives so that she could be surrounded by her family after her 
accident.
  When Sean was asked what motivated him to act so courageously, he was 
very humble. Sean said he was just doing the right thing and helping 
out a person in need. I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Sean 
for his selfless actions which put his own safety in jeopardy to save a 
stranger.

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