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Flight Attendant Prevents Human Trafficking On Alaska Airlines

A Hero Flight Attendant Saved A Teenage Sex Slave After She Noticed This Tiny Detail
Metropolitan Airport NewsBy Metropolitan Airport NewsJanuary 22, 202120 Comments2 Mins Read
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Shelia Frederick quick thinking saved a lifetime of despair for a young girl

One quick-thinking flight attendant saved a teenage girl from human trafficking after noticing that something was wrong with the young passenger on her Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco. 

“Something in the back of my mind said something is not right,” Shelia Frederick, 49, from Alabama, told 10 News as she recalled the encounter from 2011. The girl, who seemed to be around 14 or 15 years old and “looked like she had been through pure hell” according to Shelia, was traveling with an older man who wouldn’t let her talk and answered all of Shelia’s questions for her. 

“He was well dressed, that’s what kind of got me because why is he well dressed and she is looking disheveled and out of sorts,” Frederick said. Realizing she needed to act quickly, Shelia quietly told the girl to visit the bathroom where the flight attendant had left her a note on the mirror. “She wrote on the note she needed help,” said Frederick, who told the pilot about what had happened. 

They in turn alerted the San Francisco police, who were waiting in the terminal to question the man by the time the plane had landed. The girl is now attending college and is free from trafficking thanks to Shelia’s keen eye and smart thinking. 

Between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. Around 80% are women and girls, and up to 50% are minors. “If you see something, say something,” Frederick said.

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  1. Christy Jarrett on January 22, 2021 9:26 pm

    Thank you Sheila Fredrick for being alert and going beyond to help this girl. God bless you.

    Reply
  2. Carol Smith on January 23, 2021 12:15 am

    Thank you for following your instincts. We need more people like you who will speak up and help in any way possible to put an end to human trafficking. The world is a much better place because of people like you.

    Reply
  3. Lynn Long on January 23, 2021 1:41 am

    Thank you to being a keen eye and saving this girls life. The airlines should teach this because I’m sure with these statistics it probably happens everyday.
    I have been so concerned over this going on in our State and really concerned for my own grandchildren.
    God bless all the Flight Attendants, I’m sure you gave many days from hell.

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  4. Audrey on January 23, 2021 7:38 am

    God bless both the attendant and that girl God sent a special angel for her

    Reply
  5. Judith Scheel on January 23, 2021 12:08 pm

    What a wonderful story. I wish more people would look around and notice what is sometimes right in front of you. Yes the Stewardess did a great job and hopefully commended for it. So happy for the young girl, now she has a chance at life.

    Reply
  6. Marie Peeples on January 23, 2021 1:42 pm

    GOD BLESS YOU SAVE ONE LIFE IF EVERYONE WOULD SPEAK UP NO TELLING HOW MANY CHILDREN CAN BE SAVED THANK YOU

    Reply
  7. Donovan Kromminga on January 23, 2021 7:02 pm

    She is awesome, we need more people like her.

    Reply
  8. SANDRA Denham on January 23, 2021 9:01 pm

    Wonderful! So very proud of your fast thinking and helping this young lady!

    Reply
  9. Paul A. Goodwin on January 23, 2021 10:20 pm

    Great Job Sheila on saving that young girl from being a victim of the trafficking trade!

    Reply
  10. Christina Gandy on January 23, 2021 10:34 pm

    Great job Shelia u saved that young girls life u will be truly blessed for that ☺️

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  11. Belinda Stephens on January 24, 2021 11:20 am

    Good job!!!☺️❤️ We need more like you because there’s so many kids out there going through so much and it’s sad you perverts we got our eyes on you

    Reply
  12. marly on January 24, 2021 1:39 pm

    God bless this beautiful women with a beautiful heart and intelligent mine, I hope everyone do the same, she safe one life. many blessings to her and her family.

    Reply
  13. Dianne MCGee on January 24, 2021 3:24 pm

    Great job and you will be blessed and thank you for sharing and saving that child ❣️❣️

    Reply
  14. Wendy scali on January 24, 2021 7:53 pm

    This is what we need more in this world !! people being vigilant to sex trafficking !!!it’s going on too much in this world! !Thanks to this quick thinking ‍✈️ airline stewardess for saving this girls life !! AMEN speak up if you see anything looking suspicious Always !!!You May Just save another girl‘s life !!
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  15. Ruby Partee on January 24, 2021 8:30 pm

    That was pretty brave of you may God bless u also

    Reply
  16. Donnat62 on January 24, 2021 8:30 pm

    I praise Jesus, for your quick and wise thinking and letting God use you, for that child safe return back home to her family.

    Reply
  17. Marie Fifield on January 24, 2021 10:05 pm

    Hi Shelia I know you don’t know me,but when I read your story, it brought tears to my eyes.you are a True Angel.There should be a safety class for Flight Attendant”s.To Teach Them about Noticeable Behaviors on Human Trafficking.without you, this could have been a Negative ending.I hope I spelled my words rite.Thanks for sharing your story.. Sincerely Marie.Ps I don’t know if you will get this message,but I pray I do.we have some really bad people in this world..
    .

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  18. Marie Fifield on January 24, 2021 10:07 pm

    Hi Shelia I know you don’t know me,but when I read your story, it brought tears to my eyes.you are a True Angel.There should be a safety class for Flight Attendant”s.To Teach Them about Noticeable Behaviors on Human Trafficking.without you, this could have been a Negative ending.I hope I spelled my words rite.Thanks for sharing your story.. Sincerely Marie.Ps I don’t know if you will get this message,but I pray you do.we have some really bad people in this world..
    .

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  19. Janet Elias on January 27, 2021 10:05 pm

    to many of this and is sadly terrible and is out of control. I would love to take this to a different level but sadly I dont know how? It’s not on to many people’s mind. THAT IS SO SAD!!

    Reply
  20. Hider El-Hage on July 17, 2021 1:06 am

    God bless you

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