In a "truth is stranger than fiction" tale, a newborn abandoned in an Illinois cemetery was rescued by an off-duty firefighter. Fast-forward 18 years, and that little girl attends her high school graduation, where she she meets the man who saved her life.
According to an article in WMC, Skyler James was abandoned by her birth mother back in November 1995. Dispatch crews couldn't find anything, but local firefighter Charlie Heflin heard the announcement on his scanner and decided to look.
Eventually—in a different cemetery—he found Skyler, cold and covered in blood and leaves, the umbilical cord still attached.
"I heard a little whimper when I got close to the tree," said Heflin. "I dug down inside this real huge pine tree and found her.
After passing the baby to paramedics, Heflin never saw her again.
Five days later, Skyler was adopted. Her parents, Bonnie and Greg James, tracked down Heflin on Facebook and arranged for him to attend her graduation.
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