7-Year-Old Spots Boy on Bottom of Swimming Pool, Dives Down and Becomes Hero

A 7-year-old boy in Sacramento, California, saved the life of a toddler who was drowning in a swimming pool at the apartment complex where the boy lives with his mother and brother. “I was just playing in the pool, and…

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the toddler, relatives informed Massiah’s mother, Tiara Delvalle, of what was happening.

Delvalle said she rushed to the pool from her apartment after hearing about the incident from her relatives at the pool, according to Good Morning America.

Massiah said he pulled the toddler by his arm to the pool’s surface, per GMA’s report. From there, the 9-year-old relative, Savannah, pulled the toddler onto the pool’s deck, where adults helped and then called 911.

“Savannah brought him to his mom, and then they did CPR on the boy, and then they called the doctor,” Massiah said.

First responders responding to a 911 call about the incident gave the toddler CPR.

He was breathing when first responders took him to the hospital, WLS-TV reported, citing a spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department.

“The child was transported in critical condition with advanced life-support efforts provided by Sacramento firefighters,” the spokesperson said.

Marcus Browne told Good Morning America that his son is “super empathetic.”

“So, for him to do something like that, I mean, for real, is really nothing out of the norm,” Marcus said.

“It’s just crazy that he’s just 7 years old and he’s doing things like that.

“I just couldn’t believe it,” Marcus said of Massiah, whose nickname is ‘Siah Fire.’ “He’s a good kid.”

“I’m very grateful that he was so brave to do something so heroic,” Delvalle said.

Delvalle said the toddler’s mom says he is doing well.

“It’s a miracle,” Delvalle said of the 3-year-old’s survival.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.