Texas Marine rescues children in overturned vehicle

Marine Corps Maj. Leslie Seaton of Venus, Texas rescued two little girls trapped in an overturned van on June 30, 2021. Seaton was on his way to a family member’s home, a route he frequently travels.

When he first passed the crash, he didn’t think it looked serious, so he kept driving. But he said something in his gut told him to turn around.

”I felt guilty about not going to check,” he said. “So I turned around. I thought that the people already on-site would probably say ‘No, we’re good’ because no one looked panicked.”

When Seaton pulled up, another bystander told him there were kids trapped in the car.