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duped_samaritan
Greg Woodcox, 58, was the lone survivor of a group of friends that he tried to evacuate when the devastating Camp Fire hit Paradise, California
He escaped death by taking refuge in a stream at the bottom of a ravine
The other five people that were traveling behind him died in their cars
Woodcox took a video of the grisly aftermath, which his nephew posted online
His nephew said the video was worth sharing if it helped save any lives
Paradise residents said that it was insensitive to show the charred remains
Woodcox and the people who he managed to alert, drove down a road to escape, but one of the cars got stuck in the road, trapping all the others behind him. By the time Woodcox realized that nobody was following him, the fire had reached the cars.
He said he managed to escape the flames by following a fox that he saw running for a path, leading him to a three-foot deep stream in a ravine. He submerged himself in the water for 45 minutes as the fire burned over him, describing the water as the 'hottest hot tub I've ever felt.'
Forty yards away, were the cars that had gotten trapped, containing the charred remains of his five friends — said to be the first five Camp Fire victims.
Woodcox used his cellphone to document what he saw left behind by the fire, including the dead bodies which are burned beyond recognition.
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