As Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters took over his first-floor apartment in Dickinson, Texas, 13-year-old Virgil Smith left his building and entered the dangerous waters to heroically come to the aid of his neighbors—all while using an air mattress.
Virgil and his mother, Lisa Wallace, took shelter in a nearby neighbor’s second-floor apartment after water rushed into their ground floor home. It was around 2 a.m. when young Virgil received a call from friends requesting help because they couldn’t swim.
“I was like, ‘Man, I gotta go get them right now,’ ” Virgil told ABC 13 News. “I gotta go help my friends.
Virgil and his mother, Lisa Wallace, took shelter in a nearby neighbor’s second-floor apartment after water rushed into their ground floor home. It was around 2 a.m. when young Virgil received a call from friends requesting help because they couldn’t swim.
“I was like, ‘Man, I gotta go get them right now,’ ” Virgil told ABC 13 News. “I gotta go help my friends.
- 9/15/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
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