A Fort Worth convenience store manager rescued a homeless woman from dangerously cold temperatures Saturday morning, carrying her frozen body inside after she spent the night outdoors in sub-20-degree weather.
Faris Hussain, manager of Evan’s Food Mart in South Fort Worth, found the woman, known as Bobbi, curled up on the ground wearing only a thin jacket and sweatpants.
“So when I picked her up, she was stiff as a rock,” Hussain said, per Fox 4 KDFW. Surveillance footage captured him carrying the woman into the store.
A regular customer had alerted Hussain that Bobbi needed help after spending Friday night outside. Temperatures plummeted to 16 degrees that morning.
“It kind of broke my heart because when I brought her inside, my hands were cold, so I was like, if I’m cold off of 5-10 minutes, I can just imagine a lady like that being out there all night,” Hussain said.
The Fort Worth Fire Department responded and transported Bobbi to a local hospital. Her current condition remains unknown.
Bobbi’s son later contacted Hussain to thank him for saving his mother’s life.
Despite being called a hero, Hussain insisted his actions simply reflected how the store treats its community.
“We take care of our daily customers. This isn’t just a ‘hey, how are you doing?’ and then, when you’re in a time of need, we’re not there. No, we’re always there for our customers. All the time,” he said, per Fox 4.
“I wouldn’t say I’m a hero, and the reason I say that is because this is just the one instance that we caught on camera. This is our neighborhood, this is what we do for our customers and our people that are part of our community.”
Hussain plans to launch a fundraiser for Bobbi to help her secure stable housing. He hopes to raise enough money to rent her a room for a year.