Man Lifts Flipped Jeep to Save Baby Trapped Underneath: 'God Put Me in the Right Place at the Right Time'

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Traffic is always a bit dicey on the Fourth of July. More people than ever are out on the road getting to parades, parties and fireworks shows, and the extra congestion often means more accidents.

But one man in 🌴Florida is saying God put him in the right place at the right time that morning at State Road 100 and John Anderson Blvd. in Flagler County.

Wisguere Dormevil saw an overturned Jeep while out driving in the area, just north of Daytona Beach. Debris was scattered around.

He quickly called 911 and then got out to see if there was anything he could do. Someone told him the heartbreaking news.

“He’s like, ‘There’s a baby in there, there’s a baby’ — and after that, I look down and sa — see the baby sticking out,” Dormevil told WOFL-TV in Orlando.

Dormevil wasted no time. He went up to the Jeep and lifted it so others could pull the toddler from the wreckage.

“I held it up and then I give, gave another boost of push and then the Jeep kinda lift up and then the car seat and the baby was just sticking out,” he said.

It was a horrifying accident, but first responders were soon on the scene to administer medical aid and take the victims to the hospital.

“Multiple units from Flagler Beach and Flagler County