--- title: Quick Acting Dad Saved Kids From a Serious Sled Collision description: Get this guy a Dad of the Year mug! canonical: https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-25T16:38:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:19.070Z og:title: Quick-Thinking Dad Saved Kids From a Serious Sled Collision og:description: Get this guy a Dad of the Year mug! og:url: https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Quick-Thinking Dad Saved Kids From a Serious Sled Collision twitter:description: Get this guy a Dad of the Year mug! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Dad of the Year Award Goes to This Quick-Thinking Guy for Saving Kids From a Sled Collision by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 25, 2019 4:38 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 25, 2019 4:38 PM UTC The 2019 Oscars may have already been handed out, but there’s an early frontrunner for next year’s best live action short film. The short has everything—high drama, imminent danger, unbelievable athletic feats, a [quick-thinking protagonist](http://time.com/5542923/chairlift-rescue/), and bold acts of heroism that will have audiences on the edge of their seats, all packed into less than 30 seconds. The video, which was shared online by Twitter user @djsantero, kicks off with a moment of high drama. Two small kids are playing on a [snow-covered hill](http://time.com/italy-alps-climate-change/) seemingly completely unaware that they are in the path of a rapidly oncoming sled. From out of nowhere a hero jumps into action. He leaps into the path of the sled and grabs one child, tucking them under his arm. He then grabs the second one by the arm and realizing that he has no other option, leap frogs over the speeding sled with both children in his arms, keeping everyone safe from an otherwise potentially serious collision. They say that adrenaline can give you unexpected strength and this video seems to prove it. The tweet and the embedded video has since gone viral and for good reason—it’s a great short film. If, for some reason, it isn’t eligible for an Oscar come 2020, at least give the guy a World’s[ Greatest Dad](http://time.com/5530444/olive-oil-car/) mug. > [](https://twitter.com/djsantero/status/1109479020318650368) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/"},"headline":"Dad of the Year Award Goes to This Quick-Thinking Guy for Saving Kids From a Sled Collision","datePublished":"2019-03-25T16:38:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:19.070Z","description":"Get this guy a Dad of the Year mug!","url":"https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Viral News"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5558071/dad-saves-sledding-kids/","name":"Dad of the Year Award Goes to This Quick-Thinking Guy for Saving Kids From a Sled Collision"}}]}] ```