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In August 2013, the legendary Dick Van Dyke was rescued from a burning Jaguar by a kind passerby, Jason Pennington. Pennington told TMZ he was driving on the 101 highway in Los Angeles when he noticed a man sitting in a vehicle that was full of smoke. Fortunately, Van Dyke was unharmed. He later recounted to TMZ, “It just started making a noise, and I thought I had a flat at first, then it started to smoke, then it burned to a crisp. There was a fireman, a nurse, and a cop just happened to be passing by. Somebody’s looking after me.”
Earlier in the year, the 87-year-old actor spoke to the Huff Post about how he maintains his health. He said, “I’ve always exercised, and of course I’ve always danced. I tell people my motives [for exercising] have changed. In my 30s, I exercised to look good; in my 50s, I exercised to stay fit; in my 70s, I exercised to stay ambulatory; and in my 80s, I exercise to avoid assisted living.”
