Man keeps rabbit from raging wildfire in California

Thursday, December 7, 2017
Man risks life to save rabbit from California wildfire
RAW VIDEO: Man risks life to save rabbit from California wildfire on December 6, 2017.

LA CONCHITA, California -- A man risked his life to save a wild rabbit as it got dangerously close to flames in La Conchita, California.



The daring rescue was captured by a news photographer who happened upon the scene Wednesday night.



The man, who did not want to be interviewed, pulled over and was panicking as the rabbit he chased hopped right near large flames.



As the man searched for the woodland creature, he began jumping up and down with anxiety until the rabbit reappeared and ran from the flames.



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A helicopter drops water while trying to keep a wildfire from jumping Santa Ana Road near Ventura, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.
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The man quickly knelt down, stopped the rabbit in its tracks, gently picked it up and held it in his arms in an effort to calm it down.



The fire, which started Monday and exploded to more than 90,000 acres by Wednesday, continues to threaten communities from Santa Paula all the way to La Conchita, a small community just outside of the Santa Barbara County border.



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