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Tristin Saghin, 9, and his family were visiting their grandmother in Mesa, Ariz., when the worst happened: His 2-year-old sister fell into the backyard swimming pool.
According to Mesa Fire Department Spokesman Capt. Forrest Smith, the girl's mother found her floating in the pool on the morning of April 17, and pulled her out, placing her unconscious body on the side of the pool. Tristin quickly started to perform CPR after seeing it done on television.
"I went running outside again and I did CPR on her," the boy tells the ABC affiliate in Mesa. "I knew what I was doing. ... She started breathing a little bit."
While his mother called 911, the 2-year-old started breathing again.
"I couldn't imagine what was going through his mind," Smith tells ABC, "Here he is, in a situation where most of us, if we had a family member in that position, as parents we tend to really panic and be concerned. I tell you, we really give kudos out to him."
Mesa City officials are considering giving Tristin, whose family lives in Las Vegas, an award for his heroic actions, quick reaction and skill, but Tristan says he would do anything for his little sister.
"She's really beautiful and I love her very much," Tristin tells the station.
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4-19-2011 @ 8:17PM
tpfjke said...Way to GO Tristin !!!! I know that your family is very proud of you!!
You are a wonderful young man and I am sure your sister loves you very much
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4-19-2011 @ 9:03PM
Rebecca said...WOW Tristin, you are a very smart young man, I'm sure your family is so very proud of you !!!...your love and intelligence saved your sister's life...reading what you did touched my heart, your sister loves you too...God bless you...
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4-19-2011 @ 9:57PM
Elizabeth said...I am not a mother, but what this little boy did saved his sister's life. Sometimes, it pays to be calm under pressure and if the boy saw something that helped him in a movie, then good for him. Why was his three year old sister left alone? When a toddler is near water, you must keep an eye on them at all times. CPR is shown in videos and in today's world DVDs.
Without this little boy, his three year old sister would more than likely have died. He is lucky he remembered what to do, nowadays, they say you shoul do 100 chest compressions a minute. I couldn't do that many, maybe 50 like they used to say, even that is pushing it.
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4-19-2011 @ 10:12PM
Marie said...Not to be a downer in such a beautiful story- however, I must state the obvious. Where the hell were the adults that should've been watching this little tiny innocent baby girl? Amazes me how many young lives are lost each year......(esp AZ) to drownings in their own backyards!
Congrats to this brave, courageous, young man!! God Bless him!!! If not for him, I shudder to think of the outcome! Thank God at least someone was watching her! Am happy she is ok!
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4-20-2011 @ 3:04AM
Crimsonrayne said...Elizabeth and Marie...
Some day you will probably have children, and you will learn that once these small intelligent curious people get their feet under them, it is completely impossible to know where they are 100% of the time. They do not make noise when they walk off, you can be cutting veggies for dinner, talking to them, look one second, they are there... the next they are gone. With 2 adults it can be worse, because one may think that the other has an eye on things and vice versa. It is NEVER so black and white as "why wasn't the adult watching them?"
Rather than question where the adults were when she got out, question how was she able to access the pool area. Did she figure out the baby gate or pool gate lock? We do not know...and since we don't we should not lay blame since we have no facts to tell us anyone was at fault. Instead...
We do know she was found quickly, and that her brother saved her life. For a 9 year old to be able to ignore his families terror and focus on his baby sister to do CPR is nothing short of amazing to me, and he is really and truly a hero.
4-19-2011 @ 10:16PM
Rayje said...Heros come in all sizes and nationalities and abilities. This guy deserves a reward - a big one.
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4-19-2011 @ 10:43PM
Carol said...Tristin!~ Fantastic Work!~ I had to listen to your story twice it was so loving, and you knew just what to do. Maybe you ought to teach kids what they should do as they did in your situation. Again
Fantastic Job! Way To Go!
Mr. & Mrs. Willett
4-19-2011 @ 10:59PM
crocuspocus said...I wonder what TV show he watched that taught him how to do CPR... A lot of things like that are misrepresented on TV.
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4-19-2011 @ 10:49PM
Mark said...What a great story. This boy is truly a hero.
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4-19-2011 @ 11:07PM
amy u said...great little first responder..he will make a wonderful paramedic someday....
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4-20-2011 @ 3:22AM
rlg4675 said...As a Paramedic I can say this little boy is a hero and saved his sisters life.. Great Job ..
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4-20-2011 @ 3:42AM
mary said...What a Wonderful story!!! Way To GO Tristin!!
I maybe wrong but I think it would be nice for once if the comments could all be positive and NO Negative stuff!!
Wouldnt that be something!!!
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4-20-2011 @ 6:08PM
Marie said...To Crimsonayne....I only got as far as your first ridiculous sentence to bother reading the rest of your comment..(directed towards me). I do indeed have children.....4 to be exact! And, I can guarantee at any given time in their lives were they ever, ever for one single split second near, or around water/pool/ocean/late/bathtub/boating...etc. without mine, or someone elses' undivided attention!! Sure, we make mistakes as parents.....but, certainly not where water is involved. I stick my original comment, and, again will state, "Where the hell were the adults who were supposed to be watching this little tiny innocent girl?" You can say whatever you want..but. not a damn thing will change the fact she wasn't being properly supervised. Never, ever should've happened. Thank God her brother had the smarts to intervene. Am sure you would be singing a different tune if God for bid the results had been the opposite!!
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