An eagle-eyed flight attendant saved a teen girl from human trafficking by leaving a secret message for the victim in a cabin bathroom during a flight.
Alaska Airlines vet Shelia Fedrick swooped into action after noticing the disheveled girl with greasy blonde hair appeared out of place with the well-dressed older man who boarded with her in Seattle in 2011, she told NBC News.
In 2016, human trafficking rose 35.7% in the U.S compared to the previous year, according to new data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline.