Amid storm, Chesapeake students offered a helping hand

Posted to: Chesapeake News


CHESAPEAKE

When storms moved through Hampton Roads last week, Steve Knapp, his young son and nine Hickory Middle School students found themselves stuck on a school bus on Johnstown Road.

High winds had knocked two trees on the bus, giving Knapp a wound that spanned from cheek to chin, less than an inch from his carotid artery.

As they waited for rescue personnel – blocked by downed trees and heavy traffic – the students tended Knapp and helped calm his son. Despite losing a large amount of blood, Knapp survived and now calls the students heroes.

For more on this story, see Saturday's Virginian-Pilot.




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