The Broward Sheriff’s Office says a 1-year-old boy, strapped in a car seat, was left outside in the heat Sunday by someone who had just stolen a car. Thankfully, just a few minutes later, 16-year-old Jamichal Young found the boy.
Young said, “I just walked out of the house, and then, I saw a baby in the road.”
Young called 911, while he and his family made sure the little boy was OK.
He said, “We changed his diaper ‘cause it was wet, and then, we got us some juice and stuff.”
A family member posted pictures on social media, and soon afterward, the little boy’s mother was there to pick him up.
Young said the mother was crying when she arrived.
The sheriff’s office says the baby was inside a car that was stolen just a few blocks away from where he was found. They believe the thief dropped the boy off – car seat and all – with temperatures well into the 90s.
The 16-year-old believes God guided him to help the child.
He said, “If it wasn’t for God, I would have never been here. God was the one who made me want to come outside.“
Young’s father said he raised the teenager to always do the right thing, and he’s not surprised to see this happen.
Dad said, “He came to me, and he said, ‘Dad, I think I did something good today.’ And I said, ‘I think so, too.’ If all of us could be loving to each other, it would be a beautiful world.”
Authorities are still searching for the person who stole the car.