2/7/14 - The recognition keeps rolling in for a local boy whose persistence paid off and likely saved the life of an 80-year-old Howell woman who nearly froze to death after she slipped and fell in her garage. The woman spent two hours in the cold until 10-year-old Danny DiPietro, who lives nearby, drove by her house with his father and thought it didnât look right that the garage door was open when it normally was closed. With the sub-zero temperatures, he felt something might be wrong, and finally convinced his parents to check into it. The family joined WHMIâs Mike and Jon in the Morning and said once they realized what had happened, they sprang into action. The elderly woman was hospitalized and treated for hypothermia and dehydration but is otherwise okay. Sheâs the mother of local resident Sandy Mitter, who also appeared in studio and said the news of Dannyâs heroic actions continues to spread. The accident happened on Saturday, January 25th and Mitter says hours after the story aired on WHMI that following Monday, all of the local media and Detroit television stations were interviewing everyone involved. Since then, theyâve been fielding calls from Inside Edition, The Steve Harvey Show and CNN among others but Mitter jokingly said theyâre holding out for the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Dannyâs heroic actions have also not gone unnoticed locally. Heâs due to be formally recognized during a lifesaving presentation by the Howell City Council when it meets at 7pm on Monday night. Pictured from left are Tony DiPietro, Danny, Dawn DiPietro and Sandy Mitter in the WHMI studio. (JM)
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