track teen helps competitor

A cross-country runner in North Dakota carried an injured competitor across the finish line during a high school track meet, a show of compassion that stood out as other teens kept running.

Melanie Bailey, a senior at Devils Lake High School, was running Saturday in the Eastern Dakota Conference’s Cross Country Championship when she spotted Danielle LeNoue lying on the ground sobbing in pain.

(WATCH the video and READ the story from KENS-5 News)

Story tip from Leija Haabe – photos from separate events

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