A 17-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after she reportedly helped rescue a kidnapping victim from the trunk of a car after hearing his cries for help.

Kayla Rose was walking her dog in Irvington, New Jersey, on Thursday morning when she said she passed the parked car and heard strange noises coming from inside.

I heard knocking and scratching on the trunk of the car, and I just backed up because I was scared, Rose told WABC . And then I heard it again. And then I said, Hello. And he was like, Hello, can anybody help me?

Kayla said she ran and told her mother about what she heard while also alerting neighbors to call 911.