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8-Year-Old Girl Saves Toddler From Drowning In Pool

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Summertime fun can come with risks, and as any parent knows, you never think anything can happen to you until it does.

But luckily for a toddler’s family, an 8-year-old girl from Texas was able to save their drowning little girl.

Cayleigh Hunt was swimming in her grandparents’ apartment complex pool when she noticed a 3-year-old struggling to stay above water. “I just turned around and she was like … trying, struggling to come up,” Cayleigh told KEYE TV. So she immediately jumped into action.

“I lifted her up from underneath so she could breathe, and then I grabbed on to her, and I pushed her over to the steps where she could stand so she could start breathing again,” Cayleigh said.

While Cayleigh says she didn’t know the toddler, the child’s parents were very grateful that she saved their near-drowning youngster.

“[They] were surprised, but they were happy at the same time, and one of them wanted to hug me,” she says. “Her mom and her dad kept saying, ‘Thank you very much,’ and I was like, ‘You’re welcome!’”

Cayleigh’s mom, Carrie says, “Every parent thinks it would not happen to them until it does. Things have happened to me as a parent where you just kind of panic; you’re thankful your child survived it; and you just go home and cry.”

Sadly, when it comes to drowning, it only takes an instant, so parents need to take extra precaution when their child is near the water.

Luckily for this family, an 8-year-old proved to be a real hero, and well beyond her years.

Watch this video of Cayleigh below and please SHARE it with your friends and family on Facebook!

[Featured Image Credit: YouTube- KEYE TV]

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