Her scarf choked her after it got caught at the Golden Nozzle Car Wash. She says she remembers being scared before blacking out.
That's when John O'Leary jumped out of a vehicle on the car wash rails, used a pocketknife to cut Carpluk loose and gave her mouth-to-mouth. Another customer called 911.
The car wash's parent, F.L. Roberts Co. of Springfield, is investigating. Steven Roberts says he thanks the "exceptionally courageous" O'Leary.
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