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Hurricane Irma savior: Man gives away generator to woman in need

Pam Brekke was left in tears when she couldn't find a generator to help keep her disabled father safe ahead of Hurricane Irma...then a complete stranger stepped in.

By: WESH, NBC NEWSCHANNEL

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(WESH) A heartfelt gesture before the arrival of Hurricane Irma is just what one woman in Orlando, needed.

Pam Brekke made her way to a Lowe's in need of a generator, only to find out the last one was sold as she walked up.

Pam's father is on oxygen, and her wife is not well, either.

Ramon Santiago, a man who barely speaks English, saw Pam heartbroken and in tears and offered his generator to her.

"I don't know him at all. He's a stranger. He's an angel from God is what he is," Brekke said.

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Courtesy WESH via NBC News News Channel

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