ICE STORM HERO
Teen Risks Everything to Rescue Baby From a Downed Power Line
A downed power line sparking near a parked car, a sloping driveway coated with ice, and a family scrambling to escape the vehicle with their baby: That was the scene 18-year-old Majiah Washington saw when she looked out her bedroom window in January 2024. In the wake of a dangerous winter storm around Portland, a tree limb laden with ice had broken, knocking down a power line and falling on a car belonging to relatives of Washington’s neighbors. “Take my baby out of the car! Take my baby out of the car!” the baby’s mother screamed. Washington watched as the baby’s father struggled to carry the child up the icy hill, slipped, fell backward on the ice, and touched the downed power line with his foot. Smoke and a small fire erupted.
When Washington saw the baby’s head move, “I knew he was still here,” said the Oregon teenager, who worked as a daycare worker. Despite the deaths she had just witnessed, she made her way onto the icy driveway, crouching as she slid toward the infant. “The only thing I could think about was that (the baby) was still here,” Washington said. “He had moved his head, and I didn’t want him to possibly fall somehow … and touch the wire.” Although she briefly touched the father’s body, she did not feel a shock. “I just kind of grabbed the baby out of his hands and made my way back up the hill,” she says. Reflecting on the incident later at a press conference, Washington said, “It just all happened so fast … I was concerned about the baby.” The three adults who died on that icy driveway were among 10 fatalities caused by the storm. Fortunately, the baby survived unharmed, said a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman, who was visibly moved thanks to “the heroic acts of a member of our community.”
Horrified, Washington called 9-1-1. Although the operator warned her to stay away from the tragedy unfolding before her eyes, she hurried outside.
The baby’s mother rushed to help the man and her baby, but the mother also slipped and touched the power line. The baby’s 15-year-old uncle then ran to help and met the same fate. All three adults died from electrocution.
CRISPY TOFU WITH PEANUT SAUCE AND SLAW
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DIRECTIONS 1. Dry and slice tofu widthwise into 1/2-inch slabs. 2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add avocado oil. 3. Cook tofu 6–8 minutes, flip, and cook another 4–6 minutes. 4. In a large bowl, mix shredded cabbage and carrots. 5. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, sesame oil, salt, and pepper, then add to cabbage/ carrot mixture and set aside. 6. In another small bowl, mix peanut butter, agave, lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Slowly add water until pourable. 7. Serve tofu with slaw and drizzle with peanut sauce.
INGREDIENTS • 14 oz block extra-firm tofu • 2 tbsp avocado oil Slaw • 1/2 small green cabbage, shredded • 2–3 medium carrots, shredded • 2 tbsp lime juice • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil • 1/2 tsp sea salt • Black pepper to taste Sauce • 4 tbsp creamy peanut butter • 1 tbsp agave nectar or maple syrup
• 1 tbsp lime juice • 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes • 2–3 tbsp water, as needed
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