Good Samaritans take action after Tooele man badly burned at campsite
Jun 17, 2024, 7:00 AM
TOOELE — A Tooele County family is thanking the good Samaritans who saved their father’s life during a camping trip emergency.
Joey Espinoza’s daughter and stepdaughters said their dad was badly burned when he had a seizure that caused him to fall into a campfire. He and his wife, Leanna, were camping up Middle Canyon around 11 p.m. on June 8.
“The last thing he remembers is throwing a couple sticks into the fire,” his daughter Michaela said. “Then he woke up in the truck that nearby campers were taking him in. He does not remember anything that happened.”
“I’m very, very grateful she was right there,” she said. “She pulled him out so fast and pulled him straight back. Luckily, she didn’t get burned.”
She said Leanna yelled for help and turned on her car alarm to alert nearby campers.
“When the alarm is going off and she was just screaming at the top of her lungs, then she just seen cars just coming, just coming in the campground,” said Brandee Harris, Leanna’s daughter.
Read the full story and more from Shelby Lofton on KSLTV.com.
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