Bridger Walker became a household name when his bravery saved his little sister from a dog attack, and the little boy ended up getting over 90 stitches on his face. He was hailed a hero for risking his own life - after the incident, he had told his parents that, "If someone had to die, I thought it should be me."
Now, the 6-year-old boy is in the news again as his aunt posted a picture of him and his sister celebrating Rakshabandhan.?
'Bridger's story has resonated with people across the world and has traveled to places like Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, Iran, South Africa, Japan, and India-just to name a handful. Our new connections to these places have allowed us to cross boundaries, unifying us in the love that a brother can have for his sister', Nicole Walker, Bridger's aunt, wrote in the caption of the photo in which Bridger's sister is tying a rakhi on his wrist.
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She added, 'In the Hindi language, raksha means "to protect," and bandhan means "bond." During this holiday, a sister ties a thread around her brother's wrist as a symbol of their love and as a testament that the brother will protect his sister. I read that this action is also meant to protect the brother from bad influences. I love this sentiment of brothers and sisters caring for one another and find it very appropriate that we would get to celebrate Raksha Bandhan today'.
On July 9, a German Shepherd mix dog attacked Bridger's four-year-old sister and that is when he jumped in to save his sibling. He had to go through emergency surgery as the dog bit his face. The incident took place in Wyoming, USA.