Sheila Frederick, a flight attendant with Alaska Airlines, noticed something disturbing while on a shift on plane to San Francisco. She noticed a well-dressed man sitting next to a disheveled, out of sorts girl, who seemed to be in distress. When Sheila Frederick attempted to ask what the situation was, the man forbade the girl from answering. Sheila Frederick left a not for the girl in the restroom, and waited. The girl eventually replied to the girl with a note saying "I need help". Sheila immediately informed the pilots, who made sure that police were on stand-by when they landed. The man was arrested, and another human trafficker was off the streets.
It is fantastic that this girl was able to be rescued, just because of an airline worker being observant.
Most people nowadays are so absorbed in what they have to do that there isn't as much awareness of one's surroundings anymore. This shows how a little observance can make a big difference.
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