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Heroic and humble FOX weatherman saves woman from drowning in her car during hurricane

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Summary
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53% Informative

FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was broadcasting from Peach Tree Creek in Atlanta , Georgia .

He and his crew heard a woman screaming while doing a live TV set up in the pre-dawn hours of Hurricane Helene .

She had driven into a flooded area and her car was rapidly filling with water.

After realizing the emergency services probably wouldn’t make it in time, he waded into chest-deep water to help her escape.

VR Score

48

Informative language

44

Neutral language

5

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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