Teacher Praises Students and Staffer Who Saved His Life After Falling 9 feet During ClassYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Don Criswell, a high school teacher who fell nine feet while teaching a group of students at a construction site, has expressed gratitude to his rescuers. Two Indiana high school students and a staffer swung into action to save Criswell after he fell, according to People. Recommended for you INEC chairman releases list of states where governorship elections will not... Criswell, who is a building trades teacher for New Castle Community Schools, said he is grateful to the trio who saved his life. Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng! In his words: Recounting the event that happened in September, one of the students identified as Brendon Powell said: The second student, Gage Reno, said Criswell kept trying to fight to get up. In his words: The school has honoured the two students with awards of excellence for saving their teacher's life. Recommended for you 2023 presidential polls: How Nigeria's cyberspace suffered 12.9 million att... In other news, a Nigerian man has been left in rude shock as to how he survived a road accident. The unidentified man, in a video shared on Twitter by @BiafraS41364171, said he still cannot explain how he is still alive. Making hand gesticulations to a damaged car in an area, he said he had driven the vehicle with his brother as they headed for Asaba. A trailer had rammed into their car after it failed brake. He said the trailer threw them out of the car as it made a jump over them. Source: Legit.ng Two students and a staffer of New Castle Community Schools have been lauded for saving a teacher's life after he fell during a class The teacher identified as Don Criswell was teaching a group of students at a construction site when he fell nine feet Brendon Powell, Gage Reno, and the staffer swung into action to save the life of the high school teacher Criswell has expressed gratitude to the trio for saving his life, adding that it's a wonderful day to be alive Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng! "I'm grateful to these three people right here." "I took off my sweatshirt and helped wrap my sweatshirt and helped hold their sweatshirts onto his head." "He kept trying to fight to get up, thinking he was going to walk it off like it was another fall."