Jordan Matthew, a shuttle driver without lifeguard training, rescued a young boy and two women from a rip current off the coast of Louisiana. State officials described his actions as heroic. In an interview with WWL Louisiana, Matthew recounted that he had just dropped off a group of tourists from Oklahoma at Grand Isle beach when he was alerted to the situation.
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- loaded language: 'hailed'
- loaded language: 'heroic'
- loaded language: 'frantically'
- framing: Driver hailed for saving tourists
- framing: actions which state officials hailed as 'heroic'
- vague attribution: state officials
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Shuttle Driver Rescues Tourists from Rip Current in Louisiana
Jordan Matthew, a shuttle driver in Louisiana, rescued three tourists caught in a rip current. His actions have been recognized by state officials as heroic.
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Bias Indicators Removed
- ✕ loaded language: 'hailed'
- ✕ loaded language: 'heroic'
- ✕ loaded language: 'frantically'
- ✕ framing: Driver hailed for saving tourists
- ✕ framing: actions which state officials hailed as 'heroic'
- ✕ vague attribution: state officials
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Original Headline
Driver hailed for saving tourists from rip current at Louisiana beach: ‘I just locked in’
Neutral Headline
Shuttle Driver Rescues Tourists from Rip Current in Louisiana