Detroit Dad Steps Up To Help Girl In Freezing Weather

It was just this Monday that a father, driving down a Detroit street past his kids' elementary school, noticed something that shook him.

He saw a little girl, alone and without a hat or gloves, walking to school. He knew immediately that this was not right. Something was wrong. So, he jumped into action.

He parked his car and got out. He asked her how old she was and she said six. So, what did he do? He walked with her to school. As he got her to Detroit's Thirkell Elementary School safely he made sure he talked to the staff. He also created a video and posted it on Facebook and it went viral.

Take a look at the story from WXYZ ABC7 in Detroit, that has since been shared thousands of times. Just CLICK WATCH ON YOUTUBE!

It is absolutely heart breaking. This little girl, freezing in this weather, walking more than 10 blocks to school without any adult supervision and help. Don't forget, she is SIX years old!

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Who knows what might have happened if Joshua Threatt, who is 36, and a father himself, hadn't stopped to help.

It is a story that keeps getting told over and over, not only in Detroit, but probably across Michigan and the country. Children, alone and kind of lost, having to navigate life on their own. And with a tough Michigan winter we are going through, it makes it even more difficult.

What would you have done? Stopped? Spoken to the child? Or, just driven on?

Threatt knew he had to do something. Although he couldn't just put her in his car and drive her to school, he did the best thing possible. He simply walked with her to make sure she was safe.