Modern Family star saves fainting hiker
Julie Bowen, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, recently performed an act of kindness for a stranger in need on a hiking trail in Utah.
First reported by ABC 7 New York, the act occurred while Minnie John was vacationing with her family at Arches National Park, Utah.
While hiking to the top of the peak, Minnie began to feel weak and told her husband and son to continue hiking while she sat on a rock and took a break.
The last thing she remembered was holding her head in her hands. The next moment, she was being taken care of by two women.
Minnie had fainted and hit her nose on a rock when she was found by Bowen and her sister, Annie.
Minnie shared the story of her encounter with the Bowens, as well as photos.
“All I remember is sitting there with my head in my hands secure on the rock,” Minnie recounted in the post.
“Next thing I hear someone with a familiar voice asking me questions. I wondered if I might be watching tv. My eyes were closed and they said I would be fine and they were cleaning my face and bandaging me up.”
After the pair treated her, Minnie opened her eyes and recognised the TV star but couldn’t remember where from.
Image: Minnie John / Facebook
“I asked her again if I knew her or was she famous and the doctor said yes. As my eyes started to focus more, she smiled and took her tie off and shook her hair for me to figure out,” Minnie continued.
“Her sister, the doctor, asked me to guess and I told her I just hit my head, I can’t remember. She said smiling ‘Modern Family’ and I said of course!”
The Bowens then explained that the guide who was with them had seen Minnie fall, before coming over to help.
Image: Minnie John / Facebook
The pair then called Minnie’s husband, while other hikers ran ahead to find her family.
After realising she had fainted due to low blood sugar, Minnie described the sisters as “God sent”.
“I told my Samaritans that I was so proud of what I had achieved climbing to the top,” Minnie wrote.
“Had I known it was so treacherous, I would not have done it, but I was so proud I reached the top and got to meet my good Samaritans God sent for me at the right moment.
“Love you Julie and Annie and now I have become famous for one minute for my antics!”
Images: Minnie John / Facebook