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Man rescues woman trapped on railroad tracks in Hobe Sound seconds before train arrives

Man rescues woman trapped on railroad tracks in Hobe Sound seconds before train arrives
Photo: WPTV

Josiah Baur lifted a railroad crossing arm and pulled a trapped driver to safety seconds before a train passed through the intersection at Southeast Bridge Road and Dixie Highway in Hobe Sound on Friday evening around 5 p.m. Debbie Spoelstra was turning onto Bridge Road from Dixie Highway when a railroad crossing arm came down on top of

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