14-year-old helps woman with dementia during Arizona heat wave
A 14-year-old's quick action may have saved a woman with dementia found miles from home amid temperatures above 100°F.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A 14-year-old Arizona boy is being recognized for stepping in to help a woman with dementia who was found wandering several miles away from her home during a dangerous stretch of extreme heat, WHIO TV reported. Officials said the teenager’s quick thinking may have helped protect the woman from potentially life-threatening conditions as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees.