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For the non-believers out there Santa does a little of his magic in Australia bringing a man back to life.
He may not have arrived on a sleigh being pulled by reindeer, but Santa Claus came to a man’s rescue in the Hunter Valley over the weekend.
To get into the Christmas spirit Nick Carey had been dressing up as Santa Claus while working with his crew from NSW Fire & Rescue Telarah brigade, but instead of delivering presents on Saturday he delivered a 20-year-old man from death after he had been pulled from his burning house unconscious suffering from smoke inhalation.
The Daily Telegraph reported the fire crew had been on their annual Christmas lolly run in their tinselled fire truck when they saw smoke coming from a house. Instead of coming down the chimney Santa waited outside as his helpers – the rest of the fire crew – broke down the front door and went in using breathing apparatus. But Mr Carey soon jumped into action.
Mr Carey’s festive — and flammable — garb meant he had to wait outside while others went in with breathing apparatus, but Santa’s job was not done yet.
“The BA (breathing apparatus) crew has radioed that they’ve found someone inside so I went up to the front door to help them carry him out,” a modest Mr Carey explained yesterday.
With stunned neighbours watching on, Santa helped drag the unconscious fire victim onto the front lawn before commencing CPR.
“I think the beard and the hat came off when we started the resuscitation,” Mr Carey said.
A man in his twenties was slumped unconscious inside the house, and Carey rushed to provide first aid to the man before the ambulance arrived. The fire victim was transferred to a local hospital where he was said to be recovering in a stable condition on Monday.
