standing applause for David Gehrke, who was out clearing roads at 4 a.m. in West Bend, Wisconsin last Friday when he found a 5-year-old boy who wandered away from home in subzero temperatures, alone and cold without a jacket or shoes.

For some reason a babysitter was in charge, at 4am on a Friday... odd. But anyway, the kid decided to head outside.... 

and the city snowplow operator, David Gehrke, was not just on the job, but on alert for problems... and hey, he most likely saved the kids life. 5 year olds ain't going to last long until hypothermia gets them. 

https://abc13.com/snow-plow-driver-child-found-saved-reduced/10350414/

the word is that the kid woke up, thought he was alone, and went out to walk to his nearby grandfathers