A family’s pool could have been the scene of a terrible accident if it had not been for one sister acting quickly.
Carin Richardson is a 12-year-old girl with Down syndrome and is being hailed as a hero after saving her sister from drowning. Three-year-old Jac’Lynn had gotten into the pool without being noticed and slipped to the bottom.
When Carin saw her sister drowning she sprung into action and dove into the pool after her. The girls’ mom, Tomarra Richardson, said, “Without panic or fear, Carin grabbed her goggles, got in the water and pulled her sister out of the pool and into the house.”
The family performed CPR on Jac’Lynn and called 911 and EMT workers arrived and said that toddler is in good health after the scare.
Tomarra could not be more proud of her daughter. She noted that sometimes children with Down syndrome “aren’t always the fastest reactors”, but in Carin’s case, she did not hesitate when it came to saving her sister. “She was our hero, she saved her sister’s life,” said Tomarra.
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