OKC Bombing Survivor Looking For Woman Who Saved Her From The Rubble As A Child

Stephanie Zimmerman was only 4 years old, but she distinctly remembers being lost in a sea of rubble when a woman's actions saved her life.

Monday, April 19th 2021, 10:03 pm



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Stephanie Zimmerman was only 4 years old, but she distinctly remembers being lost in a sea of rubble when a woman's actions saved her life.

“Rubble everywhere, I saw a little bit of sunlight, so we started hearing towards the exit and I remember walking out and I actually vividly remember the burning tree and some lady with blood all over her face,” she said.

Zimmerman was at the YMCA daycare across the street from the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, when she said chaos erupted.

“I remember looking out the building and seeing it before it exploded. I remember seeing a car drive up, turn away, look back and I remember just the silent loudness of the bomb,” said Zimmerman.

After that, the only thing she remembers is a woman picking her up and running with her in her arms.

“I rested my head and just kind of like, ‘I’m saved now; everything is fine,’” she said.

Seven hours later, she was reunited with her family in the hospital. The woman who saved her remains a mystery.

“Now that I have my own kids, I’m like, ‘I want to find her,’ because without that, just knowing my kid was comforted would mean the world for me. I feel like It would be awesome if me and my mom could both meet her,” said Zimmerman.

Zimmerman said meeting her would also bring her mother closure. She worked at the daycare but was at a meeting on the other side of town during the explosion.

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