ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orlando International Airport Transportation Security Administration Officer Iliana Pitre saved a man’s life while on break.
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Pitre said she saw a disoriented man, who was nearly hit by a car, in an airport parking lot.
“He was leaning on and grabbing onto parked cars to hold himself up,” Pitre said. “I felt the urge to help him, especially because no one else was around at the time, and he appeared to be in danger.”
The TSA officer said that she started asking the man questions but he was confused.
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Another TSA Officer, Luis Guevara, arrived on the scene and dialed 911.
Moments later, Pitre found out that the man’s daughter and wife had been calling, trying to find where he was.
The man had flown from Chicago to Orlando and was scheduled to pick up his car and drive home, but he was late.
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The man’s daughter showed up to the scene and spoke with paramedics before taking the man to a nearby hospital.
The TSA officers said that he got the treatment he needed and is doing much better.
The man’s daughter expressed her gratitude to Pitre for finding and helping her father.
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“I believe if she didn’t find him, it would have been much worse,” she said. “Not too many people these days help our random people on the streets. … We are so thankful for her and her kind soul.”
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