While delivering fuel in the Australian outback, a heroic truckie, Michael Thompson made a life-saving decision by coincidentally changing his route. Thompson found a 75-year-old man, lost and barely alive in the 48°C heat after his car broke down. Thompson’s quick thinking and satellite phone saved the man, who had been walking for hours. "It’s what you do in the bush," said Thompson humbly 👏
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