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3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
I different kind of hot car story!
3 yr old saves elderly man locked in hot car
With the rash of stories this summer about children forgotten and left to die in hot cars, it's heartwarming to hear a story that didn't have a tragic ending.
That's what happened last weekend when a three-year-old boy happened upon an elderly man locked in a hot car in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to Local8Now.com. The man, Bob King, became locked in his car in the parking lot of his church Saturday afternoon, when temperatures outside were soaring into the 90s.
Keith William, the 3-year-old boy, was walking past the car when he noticed King, who had been locked in the car for about five minutes.
"I hollered at him and he just looked at me kind of funny and I said, 'Yeah, I'm locked in here.'" King told Knoxville's WVLT.
William immediately went back inside the church to alert his pastor, Jack Greene, to King's situation. "He kept pulling at my hand and I eventually turned around and looked at him and said, what's going on, and he said, 'locked, locked!'"
Greene opened the car door and King was able to get out to safety.
"I'm very thankful," King said in an interview with WVLT. "I don't know how long it had been, I'd say it probably be another 20 minutes sitting in there if he hadn't notified somebody."
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3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
i'm confused why a 3 year old was walking around outside by himself lol
but glad the man is ok!
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:20 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
Posted by IansMommy23
i'm confused why a 3 year old was walking around outside by himself lol
but glad the man is ok!
And how does someone (an adult) get locked inside the car?? 
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:23 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
This is so confusing haha.. I mean I am glad the man is ok... but yea.. how does an adult get locked IN a car.. you just.. unlock it!? and then why was there a 3 yr old wandering around a parking lot alone?
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:34 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
I'm sorry I can't help but laugh. How does an adult get locked inside their car when the door was clearly unlocked based on how they got him out? And the idea that he was "rescued" by a three yr old makes me think this is a joke!
This can't be real.
Message edited 7/16/2014 3:42:28 PM.
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:40 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
Posted by JAPH23
This is so confusing haha.. I mean I am glad the man is ok... but yea.. how does an adult get locked IN a car.. you just.. unlock it!? and then why was there a 3 yr old wandering around a parking lot alone?
Well, I know someone elderly who has nerve damage in their hands and is unable to open jars, car locks etc, but is still able to drive. So I think it is possible the man was really stuck inside his car. And who knows why the boy was alone outside, but we are talking Tennessee, so things may be different down there? I'm glad everyone is ok.
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:46 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
 There is a video attached. The elderly man said there was a problem with the switch, but if you listen to the woman beforehand it sounds like the problem is him laying his arm on the switch and locking it without realizing.
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:52 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
The video provides more context. It's a cute story.
He was probably playing on the grass with kids or something. You can see there appears to be some sort of grassy knoll near where the car was.
In any case, good for him!
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| Posted 7/16/14 3:54 PM |
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
Posted by Chai77
Posted by JAPH23
This is so confusing haha.. I mean I am glad the man is ok... but yea.. how does an adult get locked IN a car.. you just.. unlock it!? and then why was there a 3 yr old wandering around a parking lot alone?
Well, I know someone elderly who has nerve damage in their hands and is unable to open jars, car locks etc, but is still able to drive. So I think it is possible the man was really stuck inside his car. And who knows why the boy was alone outside, but we are talking Tennessee, so things may be different down there? I'm glad everyone is ok.
Good point!
I didnt watch the video, now I need to 
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Re: 3-Year-Old Toddler Saves Elderly Man Locked in Hot Car
Posted by Pomegranate5
I'm sorry I can't help but laugh. How does an adult get locked inside their car when the door was clearly unlocked based on how they got him out? And the idea that he was "rescued" by a three yr old makes me think this is a joke!
This can't be real.
ITA. OK, the adult has difficulty getting out of the car. I can understand that. It doesn't take much dexterity to lean on the horn, though. That would get attention a lot faster than having a 3yo wandering around a parking lot.
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