Veronica Marin, of Tomball, Texas, received a new mobile home on Friday, Sept. 27, after she rescued Bryan Pederson from drowning in her neighborhood. Pederson launched a GoFundMe campaign to help repair Marin's damaged home, but the funds ultimately allowed for a full replacement.
David Chiu is a staff writer, Human Interest , for PEOPLE. A former PEOPLE intern from 2007 to 2008, he has been writing about news and entertainment for over 10 years.then Veronica Marin came to the rescue and pulled him out, before immediately returning to her car, where her three kids were waiting
Viral Burger King Employee Who Worked 27 Years Without Days Off Fulfills a 'Beautiful Dream' Thanks to Donations “She first asked if I had kids in the back, which I didn't, thankfully," recalls Pederson. "But she said, 'You're getting out.' ” He later tracked down Marin via Facebook, and the two had a reunion at a fire station four days after the incident, where he learned that the single mom, who works two jobs while raising her three children, suffered a back injury in December.
“I really wanted to kind of take it under my wing and made sure we weren't profited in any way,” adds Piña. “And at the end of all this, we just get to see Veronica smile and Brian's dream of making this all happen come about. So we just did everything at cost.”
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