Have you ever tracked anyone down to thank them?

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Have you ever had anything significant happen in your life where you owe a major thank you to someone who helped you? Have you ever wished you could track that person down to thank them, or let them know how they helped you? These days it seems a lot easier to do. A woman from New Jersey did just that! When she was 5 years old she accidentally slipped into the pool and almost drowned. This was in 1964. Back in those days lifeguards were not required to know CPR. But one particular 21 year old lifeguard was a medical student and did happen to know CPR. He pulled the girl from the water and resuscitated her. The 2 never met again. But recently the woman came across the story in an old family scrapbook and decided to look up the lifeguard, just to say thank you. With the help of a Google search she was able to find his phone number, and called him up. Read the full story here: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/11/17702254-rescued-woman-tracks-down-lifeguard-who-saved-her-in-1964?lite