skip to main content

Modern Family star helped rescue hiker who fainted

Julie Bowen starred as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family
Julie Bowen starred as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family

Modern Family star Julie Bowen helped rescue a hiker who had fainted and broken their nose while on a hike in Utah National Park.

Minnie John, who is from New Jersey in the US, shared in a post on Facebook that she fainted and hit her head on a rock after stopping to rest, and woke up to hear a familiar voice, wondering if she might be watching television.

John was hiking to see the Delicate Arch, which is 46 feet high and 32 feet wide and is the largest free-standing arch in the national park, with her son and husband. She explained that when she began to she feel lightheaded and dizzy she told her family to continue without her.

"All I remember is sitting there with my head in my hands secure on the rock," John wrote. "Next thing I hear someone with a familiar voice kept asking me questions."

John, who had broken her nose in the fall, said she then questioned whether she might know the woman who was with the doctor helping her, or if she was famous.

"Her sister the doctor asked me to guess and I told her I just hit my head, I can't remember. She said smiling, 'Modern Family' and I said of course!"

John said they cleaned her up and gave her electrolytes and that Bowen assured her she was going to be OK while they waited for her husband and son to return.

Read Next