In June 1998, a retired Hartford, Connecticut Police
officer named Peter Getz, carried a young girl to safety away from a
building on fire. He rescued 'Josibek Aponte', who was
already covered in ash at the time she was found, after the apartment
building she and her uncle were living in erupted in flames while they
were inside. The young girl was just 5-year-old then, wasn't breathing
and didn't have a pulse when she was pulled out.
Peter Getz who was on
patrol at that time, took her from the firefighters, and began CPR. He
had someone drive his car and rush them to the hospital while still
performing CPR on her. Thankfully, his quick thinking helped as she
began breathing again as they pulled into the hospital. Her Uncle on the other hand, didn't survive the
fire and passed away from the injuries sustained.
Peter Getz said he followed her
progress for years in the school system, just to make sure she was doing
well and two years ago, she reached out to him. Last week, Josibek
Aponte graduated with honours from the Eastern Connecticut State
University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and a special guest
there was the retired detective, who she said was an important part of her
life.
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