Angela Weir, a nurse at the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma unit, thought she could help after coming upon a fiery crash Wednesday morning along Interstate 70 in Frederick County.
But her efforts nearly led to catastrophe after she mistook, amid smoke and adrenaline, a jersey wall for a median, jumped over it to put some distance between herself and the flames — and fell about 75 feet into the Monocacy River.
Weir said she is “on the other side of this situation all time” — caring for victims of “falls from all distances.” And she can’t explain why she was able to walk out of a hospital with nothing but “very minor” fractures in her spine and the back of her skull when those who fall from two or three stories are often in worse condition.
“I don’t understand why I’m uninjured,” Weir said. “I’m not sure how to explain it other than it’s a miracle.”
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she is known as the " pink panther".
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ReplyDeleteKudos to her for rushing to give aid. She took a tumble but was being watched from above!
The reason you had such minor injuries under the circumstances is you were simply an angel trying to help others you put them first, you deserve a medal. Thank you for being the nurse that you are.
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