It's A Miracle

S02:E15 - 215: Mom's Abduction; Sammy Saves Spot; Football Coach; Oregon Capsized

MomÍs Abduction For Amy Beth Maxwell, car rides will never be quite the same. Early in January 1999, the young mother was kidnapped by her former boyfriend. David M. Tate slipped into MaxwellÍs home and attacked her. The two struggled for twenty minutes, and according to Maxwell, her former boyfriend bound her legs, arms, and mouth with duct tape, wrapped her in a comforter, and put her in the trunk of her car. For nearly five hours, Maxwell was in fear for her life. The car stopped at one point, and she heard the gas cap being opened. She started to kick and scream, but Tate turned up the volume on the radio to cover her screams. Maxwell disconnected the speaker wires, which forced Tate to drive off. Later on, Maxwell managed to smash out the lens of the red brake light, and shoved anything she could find through the hole. A couple from Ohio noticed her poking her fingers through the hole, and called the police, who eventually pulled the car over and arrested Tate. Sammy Saves Spot This story is a modern day ñCharlotteÍs Web,î but with a twist. This little piggy risked her life to save a friend and calf named ñSpotî from a fire in the shed. Ever since they were a few weeks old, ñSammyî the pig and Spot the calf were close friends. On May 4, 1999, there was an electrical fire in the shed, and it was then that their strong bond became even more apparent. Owner Les Morgan thought that the animals were lost, but when the fire crew arrived, they found a squealing pig. She had used her backside to smash a hole in the burning wall of the shed to help Spot escape the blaze. Football Coach Jeffrey is determined to make his dream of becoming a football coach a reality. This may not seem too difficult for a bright, young man attending the University of Missouri who is already working as an assistant coach, but for Jeffrey, every accomplishment in his life has been a miracle because he suffers from severe cerebral palsy. Jeffrey is confined to a power wheelchair, and he speaks with the help of a computerized voice synthesizer. The obstacles heÍs overcome has made him an inspiration to everyone heÍs met, including the entire football team at the University of Missouri. Oregon Capsized When some weekend fisherman travel too close to the breaking surf in Newport, OR, their boat flips over, and the men find themselves dangerously close to the nearby rocks. Responding to this emergency is a Coastguard helicopter and two Coastguard boats that deploy specially trained rescue swimmers to help save the men from the eight-foot swells.