Woman Lifts Car, Saves Dad After BMW’s Jack Slips
A woman lifted a car and saved her dad, a skill not commonly taught in first aid classes.
The woman who lifted a car to save her dad was just an average 22-year-old recent grad, not an Olympic weightlifter or strongwoman. We’ve all heard of stories like the “woman lifts car, saves dad” tale, but it is interesting to see them documented.
“Hysterical strength” stemming from an adrenaline rush is often rumored, but not fully recognized in medical literature — still tales that defy the laws of physics, such as the “woman lifts car, saves dad” story persist, lending credence to the idea of superhuman strength in times of distress.
The college grad, Lauren Kornacki (whose degree, fortuitously, is in physics), came upon her dad Alec in a situation that is horrifying to contemplate. You see, Mr. Kornacki had been working in the garage on his BMW when the jack slipped, crushing him beneath the unimaginably heavy vehicle.
So Lauren Kornacki did what any other 22-year-old woman would do in such a circumstance — she lifted the car off her dad to save him. And it worked. She recounts a harrowing tale of thinking-on-your-feet when she found her dad, saying:
“There was no tire… I just lifted up kind of right here and just kind of threw it, shoved my body as hard as I could then I came back and dragged him out and started CPR. It flashed like, I’m going to lose my dad. His eyes were open, he wasn’t responding to me. I knew I had to get his heart beating again and I had to get him breathing.”
Also fortuitously, Lauren had just completed a CPR class at work — which did not help her lift the car to save her dad, but did help her administer first aid until paramedics arrived. Lauren’s mom Liz says:
“She got his heart beating again and got him breathing again. So, she’s it. He gave her life and then he gave her life. I am in awe of her. I am in awe of her. She is the day. She saved the day. I can’t even tell you how proud I am of her.”
Alec Kornacki is now recovering in ICU, but he undoubtedly owes his recovery to his daughter’s unbelievable feat.
Tags : adrenaline rush, alec kornacki, bmw, hysterical strength, lauren kornacki, superhuman strength, Woman lifts car saves dad, Woman lifts car saves dad adrenaline
Posted: August 1, 2012
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Aug 1, 2012
there are so many errors in this article it is amazing, pleased the dad is ok.
Aug 1, 2012
GOD GAVE HER POWER. NOTHING BUT GOD.
Aug 1, 2012
Awesome job, Lauren!
Aug 1, 2012
Pure horror trying to read this article.
Aug 1, 2012
I was having a pretty bad day then saw this article and it made me feel good.then I got to the comments and saw someone had to crap all over it.really sydneysnanny? an amazing story and the first thing you can say is there are so many errors in the article? I don't have to look far to see what's wrong in the world today…..
Aug 1, 2012
umm going to call fake on this one…maybe used jack, but no way she lifted the car just by herself.somebody watch an old episode of the hulk?
Aug 1, 2012
umm going to call fake on this one…maybe used jack, but no way she lifted the car just by herself.somebody watch an old episode of the hulk?
Aug 1, 2012
I don't think it's a fake, as superhuman strength is common in emergency to some.the strenght is miracolous type strength.One time I helped carry a refrigerator to my home for a guy I had rented my home to, an I didn't like him, so I let my end go unexpectedly, an he caught it, an held it.It was a heavy refrigerator.H.S.
Aug 1, 2012
That is why they make jack stands so the car doesn't fall on you. If you can own a BMW you can afford $40.00 for a set.
Aug 2, 2012
great article, but your ads directly in the pictures SUCK big time.
Aug 2, 2012
It's so great that everything worked out well. She is a hero!
Aug 2, 2012
no shit; looks like it was written by a 3 year old. Must've been Chris Chase from Yahoo.
Aug 2, 2012
let me just say this! years ago i was taking my infant daughter from my exes house. my sister was with me. she ran in a ditch her wheel and she got out of the station wagon and lifted the car at wheel out of the ditch and there we went! so yes it does happen! god bless that girl she is definently a hero!
Aug 2, 2012
They should really print such stories, they are inspiring.
Aug 2, 2012
Hmmm. Do you carry around a set of jack stands in each of your cars? Yeah, I thought not. Neither do I.
Aug 2, 2012
It was in his garage you retard.
Aug 2, 2012
No he didn't
Aug 2, 2012
A very good story and a beautiful ending. It is amazing what love can do.
Aug 2, 2012
A very good story and a beautiful ending. It is amazing what love can do.
Aug 2, 2012
Jack stands can fail and do slip.
Aug 2, 2012
These are the kind of stories I like to hear about! She is a true hero!
Aug 2, 2012
Are you serious??? You are ignorant. Why can't you just be happy for the family that the dad survived being crushed. Who cares about what kind of car he has or how he can afford it.
Aug 2, 2012
I think her power came from mostly fear, panic, and hysteria. I'm sure faith didn't hurt, but I think it was not "nothing but God"
Aug 2, 2012
Bc your amazed that the inquisiter employs someone with such bad grammarand redundancy, or bc the editor that is supposed to proof read this is apparently just as illiterate, or just bc its bad journalism? lol
Aug 2, 2012
Bc your amazed that the inquisiter employs someone with such bad grammarand redundancy, or bc the editor that is supposed to proof read this is apparently just as illiterate, or just bc its bad journalism? lol
Aug 2, 2012
Matt Boston – thanks for clarifying dickhead.
Aug 2, 2012
Matt Boston – thanks for clarifying dickhead.
Aug 2, 2012
Matt Boston – thanks for clarifying d!ckhead.
Aug 2, 2012
She's a hero for sure but I'm wondering how she was able to keep the car from falling down again when she went back and dragged her dad out.
Aug 2, 2012
Tim Goodell- Why get mad at Matt Boston for pointing out the obvious?
Aug 3, 2012
Wow! Truly Amazing. Thank you Lord, Thank you Jesus!
Aug 3, 2012
Terry Holmes – Not mad at all; I appreciate Matt pointing out that I missed a key fact in the article, however, at the risk of "pointing out the obvious", I don't feel it's acceptable to call anyone a "retard"–especially on a public forum. Kind of surprised that required an explanation.
Aug 3, 2012
Terry Holmes – Not mad at all; I appreciate Matt pointing out that I missed a key fact in the article, however, at the risk of "pointing out the obvious", I don't feel it's acceptable to call anyone a "retard"–especially on a public forum. Kind of surprised that required an explanation.
Aug 3, 2012
Tim Goodell, I'm kind of surprised you were such a retard.
Aug 4, 2012
Terry Holmes – Really? Clearly you both came from shallow end of the gene pool and share the same lacking sensibilities. How proud you must be.
Aug 4, 2012
Tim Goodell- Well at least we aren't retards.
Aug 7, 2012
This is an amazing story as it happened years ago, my dad was a mechanic and working under a cat when the jack fell and the car fell on top if him. He was unresponsive when my mom found him under the vehicle. She was only 4’11" and 90 pounds but she lifted the car and pulled him out from under it. Saved hits life and knows she doesn't possess that kind of strength, there was someone else lending a helping hand here. And it's not just adrenaline. To Emily, the redundancy and grammar mistakes were in quotes. You can't change the wording and spelling if it's not your own work or words.