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Thanksgiving comes early for expectant rural couple stranded on roadside

Dec 1, 2021
Dec 1, 2021 Updated Dec 1, 2021

Thanksgiving baby — Baby Raiden was delivered in an ambulance on a country road after his family’s car broke down. Rural rescue crews had just received training on such a situation less than 48 hours before.
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