Good Samaritan Loses Leg

By Marissa Bagg, WPTV News

November 14, 2012 Updated Nov 13, 2012 at 8:52 PM PDT

Two weeks ago Angel Soto put himself in harm's way to save a stranger.

The valiant effort almost cost him his life.

"I'm really happy to be alive, I'm happy to be with my children and my wife," says Soto.

Soto stopped to help the victim of a car crash in Boynton Beach, Florida on October 29th.

He pulled a 26-year-old man away from a wrecked truck, and seconds later, another car slammed into them, pinning Soto to the truck.

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