John Thomas Jordan rescued Kaitlyn A. Hale from burning, Lake City, Arkansas, December 1, 1999. Kaitlyn, 2, was in her crib in a bedroom of her family’s one-story house after fire broke out in the living room. A neighbor, Jordan, 48, retired military specialist, was alerted to the fire and responded to the scene, where he was informed of Kaitlyn’s location. Jordan entered that bedroom through a window that had already been broken out. He crossed the smoke-filled room, which afforded no visibility, and, feeling, found the crib, then found Kaitlyn inside. He picked her up and returned to the window, where he handed Kaitlyn, who was semiconscious, out to her mother. Jordan then exited the burning house. Kaitlyn was treated at the hospital for minor burns and smoke inhalation; she recovered. Jordan required hospital treatment for a laceration to his left forearm that required sutures, and he too recovered.
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