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Teen Saves Eleven Year-old From Drowning

Thirteen year-old Gauge saw an eleven year-old boy fall off a dock in Everett, Washington. When he didn’t come back up, Gauge jumped in to find him. He was stuck in the seaweed under the dock, so Gauge grabbed him.

“I swooped him up, I had his arms like t-shaped, and I wrapped my arms around his ribs and his back so he wouldn’t fall out. I used my one hand to get up as much as I can, and he fell out of my arms, so I had to grab him again,” he recalled.

When he finally got the child up, he had been stuck ten feet underwater for about 6 minutes. Gauge brought him up, bystanders pulled him onto the dock, and Gauge started chest compressions until others at the scene started CPR. He says he also started praying for the child to live.

The boy who nearly drowned is recovering and reportedly in stable condition, thanks to Gauge’s selfless and brave actions. Gauge said, “I’m super-happy that he’s doing well. I didn’t sleep well because I was just worrying about him,” adding that he hopes his family contacts him after he goes home, so the two can meet.

Texas Man Saves Woman From A Tree Amid Flood

The Texas flooding was awful, with many people losing their lives. In Center Point, TX, a resident named Carl heard screaming, and found a woman clinging to a tree above the flooding. She had apparently been washed downstream and had finally grabbed onto the tree. He yelled back to her to let her know he had heard & seen her, and then called 911.

He couldn’t get through to 911 personnel, so he drove back to town to alert some first responders, who came back in two boats, and were able to get a life jacket to her and get her out of the tree, She had been camping with 5 members of her family when the flooding started. They tried to drive to higher ground, but the vehicle got swept away. She was 20 miles downstream when Carl saw her.

Twelve Year-old Saves His Family From House Fire

Twelve year-old Ramir was upstairs at home with his mother and grandmother when he smelled smoke, and heard crackling and rattling sounds that got louder. He knew his younger brothers were downstairs playing, so he went out in the hall. He could see smoke coming from the basement, so he yelled “Fire!” to alert the women, then got his brothers, ages 1 and 2, out of the house. He also made sure his mother and grandmother were out.

The Petersburg Fire Department Chief made a post on social media afterwards which said they were 3 miles away and could see black smoke pouring out of the house. The blaze was ruled an accident due to an electrical problem.

“As glass shattered and the heat intensified, this young boy kept his composure and got his family to safety, before our units arrived,” the emergency service’s post read.

“Ramir saved lives today. His quick thinking and selfless bravery are nothing short of heroic. In a moment where seconds mattered, he stepped up just like a firefighter would. Just like a protector does. Ramir, we see you. We salute you. You showed the heart of a fireman today and the soul of a warrior,” it added. The rescue service said in its post it would love to honor the young man in its awards ceremony.

Chihuahua Shows Rescue Workers Where To Find His Master

A man was exploring the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland when he fell into a crevasse. He was able to call someone who then called Air Zermatt, emergency services. However, finding him was very difficult because of the terrain. His dog, a Chihuahua, had been with him and was still on the surface of the glacier, pacing back & forth next to the crevasse. Finding the dog helped lead emergency services to the crevasse so they could get him out.

Air Zermatt added that “the little dog did not move during the entire operation and closely followed every movement of the rescue specialists.” The company said the little dog’s actions had “contributed significantly to the successful rescue,” calling the Chihuahua “a four-legged hero who may have saved his master’s life in a life-threatening situation.”

Police Office Saves Four Year-old From Drowning

An emergency call came into Newaygo County, Michigan about a four year-old being found face down in the water. Officer Casey grabbed a CPR machine and rushed to help him. She performed CPR compressions while someone else tried breathing into his mouth. He started breathing and coughing up water, so the fire department helped her carry him up from the dock. They got oxygen on him and he started crying. He is expected to make a full recovery.

When asked if it was hard to overcome the emotions surging at the scene, Casey said it was imperative that she not let anything get in the way of saving the boy’s life. “I need to be there and be calm and do something in the midst of everything. Afterwards, for sure it was a little hard because I’d never done CPR on a child before. Then I can kind of let the emotions in but in the moment I have a job to do, I need to save him. I got into law enforcement to save people. I knew that this is what I’ve been training for, and I was gonna save him. I needed to,” she explained.