This Woman Was Shot In the Neck... And It Saved Her Life

Shooting North

The man lived just across the street from the couple and was shooting north to practice. The arrow had ricocheted off of something else and headed back south. It went through trees and landed right in the side of Donna's neck. He had no idea what his target practice would do to someone else, but no one could have predicted what came from this accident...

Cheap Regrets

Later, the man would tell Donna that he and other locals in the area had gathered to pray for her and her family. This was especially important to Donna, who was deeply religious. The people in her town had a service in her honor while she was away, and the neighbor felt guilty for his action. Soon though, he'd learn what a big help he'd actually been...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.