A toddler is alive after nearly drowning in a pool, all thanks to the quick thinking of a 7-year-old boy. According to Good Morning America, Massiah Browne was swimming with his family at their apartment complex in Sacramento, California, last week when he suddenly spotted the 3-year-old boy at the bottom of the pool.
Sensing that something was wrong, the child told KTVB he alerted his 9-year-old relative, Savannah, about the boy in the pool, and she urged Massiah to do something to save him.
The young child then quickly jumped into action and dove into the 6-feet-deep water to rescue him. He told the outlet: Related: Mom’s Body Found Floating In Trash Can After Chilling Last Words The second-grader – who did not know the toddler at the time – recalled seeing his mouth and eyes open before jumping into the pool, grabbing his arms, and pulling him up to the surface of the water.
From there, Savannah stepped in to help bring the kid to the pool deck and notified their aunt, who called 911. Their aunt added to KTVB: Massiah also explained to GMA that bystanders quickly performed life-saving measures: A spokesperson from the Sacramento Fire Department confirmed to ABC News that the 3-year-old was breathing once first responders arrived at the scene and quickly rushed to the local hospital.
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