She is kidnapped in a bank robbery and her beau is killed while trying to save her.

ECONOMIST: New fiction (2)

Also addressing the Tucson hearing was Suzi Hileman, who was shot three times while trying to save her nine-year-old neighbour.

BBC: Gabrielle Giffords faces Tucson gunman Loughner

Herbig, 44, may present a disarming exterior, but beneath it lies a will of steel: A competitive tennis player and marathon runner, she wasn't about to watch her company die without trying to save it.

FORBES: Survivor

An inquest has heard about frantic efforts to try and save a mother who drowned while trying to rescue one of her sons from a rip current.

BBC: Northcott Mouth

In reality, I was trying to override the fact that I felt utterly helpless and still wanted, so desperately, to help my mom and save her life.

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