Sha'Kyra Aughtry rescued Joe White, a special needs man, when she heard him screaming for help on December 24th. Sha'Kyra and her boyfriend decided to take Joe into their home, where he could take a bath and eat and they could tend to his wounds. Joe suffered injuries, he had ice balls on his hands, and a tote bag was frozen to his hand. Sha'Kyra had to blow dry the off. Sha'Kyra called emergency services but no one was able to come to their help until two days later. Joe is now in the hospital receiving further care. A friend of Joe's has set up a GoFundMe for Joe to cover his medical bills, and a GoFundMe for Sha'Kyra to thank her. "[Joe] did not understand the true severity of the storm.' his friend shared, adding "Without [Sha'Kyra's] generous spirit and fierce determination to get Joe help, [he] would be dead."

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