{"id":2339421,"date":"2026-03-21T00:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2339421"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:37:40","slug":"kansas-city-royals-scout-saves-woman-from-drowning-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-royals-scout-saves-woman-from-drowning-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals scout saves woman from drowning in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 A Kansas City Royals scout was in the right place at the right time, saving a woman\u2019s life in Taiwan earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Royals Scout Nathan Miller lives in Taiwan and is used to spotting talent on the baseball field. However, this week, a woman running toward danger caught his eye.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After a day of scouting at the ballpark, Miller went to the beach. He spotted a woman running straight for the ocean and strong waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/beginning-marathon-vinnie-pasquantino-recounts-194807563.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Beginning of the marathon:\u2019 Vinnie Pasquantino recounts historic WBC run;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u2018Beginning of the marathon&quot;}\"> \u2018Beginning of the marathon:\u2019 Vinnie Pasquantino recounts historic WBC run <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very dangerous,\u201d Miller said. \u201cNo one swims, no one goes in that water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller said that after a couple of minutes, the woman lost control. She was being thrown around by the waves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looked like she was going to try to get out. She couldn\u2019t get out,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThen, she got thrown up on some rocks and was getting bashed around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller said he doesn\u2019t swim well, but he ran to help.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was sucking water in. She was completely rolling in the waves,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI got in to about to my chest, which I would\u2019ve never done if there weren\u2019t rocks around for me to hold on to. Even that, which I thought was a relatively safe spot, I was getting bashed around and it was really good fortune that she got pushed close enough to me so that I could grab her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pulled the woman to safety. When he got her to shallow water, others on the beach ran to help.<\/p>\n<p>This situation caught the attention of online media in Taiwan and people on the beach, who captured video and pictures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/kansas-city-tops-world-baseball-224404654.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City tops World Baseball Classic viewership ratings for Team USA pool play;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City tops World Baseball Classic viewership ratings for Team USA pool play&quot;}\"> Kansas City tops World Baseball Classic viewership ratings for Team USA pool play <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews arrived. Miller said police told him the woman was attempting to take her own life. The father of two escaped with several cuts and bruises.<\/p>\n<p>Miller recalled a familiar feeling\u2013 he almost died when a deadly earthquake hit Taiwan more than 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pretty young and panicked and I put myself in more danger than I should\u2019ve been. This time when those chemicals came, when that feeling came, I was calmer, I was lucid, and I knew what I was doing,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t panicking, and that felt good; it\u2019s good to know that you have that in you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller owns a restaurant in Taiwan. He said since the save, people have come out in droves, showing support.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 A Kansas City Royals scout was in the right place at the right time, saving a woman\u2019s life in Taiwan earlier this week. Royals Scout Nathan Miller lives in Taiwan and is used to spotting talent on the baseball field. However, this week, a woman running toward danger caught his eye. 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