Ohio letter carrier delivers people from harm

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio letter carrier has gained a reputation for delivering people from life-threatening situations.

On Monday, Keith McVey gave CPR to a man along his Akron route who wasn't breathing and whose lips were turning blue. The episode came two years to the week after McVey was credited with rescuing a 13-year-old girl from drowning while he was delivering mail. He jumped into a lake and pulled her out when he saw her having difficulty.

The 53-year-old former firefighter shrugs off the title of "hero," though McVey says friends give him what he describes as "the 'Batman' thing."

His first experience as a lifesaving letter carrier came nearly five years ago, when aided a young man who'd jumped off a bridge by flagging down a truck in a snowstorm.

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