Student Rescues Neighbor
Published: July 6, 2007
When 18-year-old Jeffrey Poston came home for lunch Sunday afternoon, the last thing he says he expected to see was smoke coming from his neighbors’ house.
But that’s exactly what he did see.
That’s why the Eagle Scout, and soon-to-be Central High School graduate, says he rushed into 85-year-old Clifford Walker’s home and helped get him out.
“You could see smoke real bad coming off the side of the house. I knew that he might not have the ability to get out himself.”
That’s why, with aspirations of one day becoming a fire fighter, he said he had to do something.
“I came up to the front door and started calling out his name. Mr. Walker. Mr. Walker are you in here? It was so dark and smoky.”
Jeff says he may not have even been home to help Walker had it not been for a longer lunch break. He says he usually eats out, but for some reason, he wanted to eat lunch at home Sunday. And that’s when he saw the smoke coming from Walker’s home.
“I’m glad I was here to help him.”
“It’s awesome. It’s awesome. I’m proud to call Jeff my friend.”, sayd Derek Hardeman, a co-worker at Publix
That’s what some of Jeff’s co-workers at Publix had to say about his bravery. And what does Mr. Walker think of the neighborhood hero?
“If it wasn’t for Jeff, I don’t know if I’d be here or not. I might’ve slept through the whole business.”
But Jeff says he’s not a hero.
“I just think I was in the right place at the right time. In the situation, I think anyone could have done it. People say that it’s luck and I guess it could be luck, but it could be something else too, ya know, that caused all the right things to happen for the right situation.”
A situation that he says changed his life, and saved another.
According to Sgt. Cliff Kleckley with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department, an electrical short in the basement started the fire.
As a result, he says the house has severe smoke damage.
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