A 13-year-old Michigan boy has been hailed a hero after he used a slingshot to save his eight-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 13-year-old Michigan boy has been ...

ALPENA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An Alpena County teenager likely saved his younger sister from being abducted after Michigan State Police said he used his slingshot to fend off the attacker.

A Michigan teen who used a slingshot to ward off a kidnapper from his sister told CNN he “grabbed anything I could get” to save her. “It just felt like I was scared, and I had like something to do, ...

ALPENA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that ...

A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was "freaking out" and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. "So I ...

On May 10, Owen Burns was at home with his 8-year-old sister. A teen in Michigan is being hailed a hero for his quick thinking after he used a slingshot to save his little sister from a suspected ...

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A Michigan teen used a slingshot to successfully ward off a kidnapper who had grabbed his younger sister while she was playing in their backyard on Wednesday, according to Michigan State Police. The 8 ...

A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. “So I ...