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Mario drove from his home to his mother’s house with his 14-year-old dog, Zoe. On the way, Mario struck some rocks and the car got stuck, so he and Zoe got out to try to find help nearby. Mario had planned to celebrate his 54th birthday with his mother. Instead, he spent the next few days in the desert. The sun was hot and temperatures reached 40℃ every day.

Mario says he was “at the verge(濒于) of death,” until he could find another watering hole to keep them going for a few more hours. On the sixth day, he had resigned(只好接受) himself to dying out there in the desert.

“I felt like it was my last day,” Mario said. “I felt like it was my dog’s last day, too. We just stayed under a tree and I was making an SOS sign with fire.” Mario had only finished half of the S when he spotted a white car.

The white car belonged to Frank Martinez. When Frank first saw Mario, he could tell the man wasn’t doing well. Frank gave them something to eat and drink and brought them to a hotel so they could rest. The next day, Frank returned to check on him and then helped him get his car from the desert. Frank even offered to fix the car for him!

“We both almost died if it hadn’t been for him,” said Mario.

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