{"id":49981,"date":"2020-12-23T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T03:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/23\/california-marine-saves-18-month-old-child-from-burning-car\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:55:07","slug":"california-marine-saves-18-month-old-child-from-burning-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/12\/23\/california-marine-saves-18-month-old-child-from-burning-car\/","title":{"rendered":"California Marine saves 18-month-old child from burning car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter was driving home from work at Camp Pendleton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/12\/15\/women-will-attend-boot-camp-at-marine-corps-recruit-depot-san-diego-for-first-time-in-history\/\" target=_blank>California<\/a>, on the evening of December 7 when he saw the car in front of him suddenly burst into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll I could think at first was what the heck happened?\u201d Wetter, the formal marksmanship training center staff noncommissioned officer with Marine Corps Installations West, said in a press release about the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car had run over a gas can that had fallen out of a nearby truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImmediately, I was like, \u2018I need to help them any way I can,\u2019\u201d Wetter said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/12\/22\/news-of-marine-veterans-death-brings-closure-to-familys-6-year-search\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20029727077863.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">News of Marine veteran\u2019s death brings closure to family\u2019s 6-year search<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">No family members were present when Vietnam veteran Stephen Myerson was laid to rest this week, but after hearing the story reported on a local radio station, his relatives finally have closure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wetter along with Anthony Hurly, the driver of the car that caught fire, immediately pulled to the side of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine ran to the car, assessing the situation and attempted to use a fire extinguisher on the growing flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After failing to douse the fire, Wetter heard a child screaming coming from inside the car along with the mother calling for her trapped baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 18-month-old baby was in car seat in the back of the car. 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