A Texas high school cheerleader did not think twice before rushing to rescue a choking 2-year-old boy.
Winters noticed the boy, identified as Clarke, choking on a piece of candy and “turning purple.”
“There was no coughing, there was no breathing,” Clarke’s mother, Nicole Hornback, told NBC affiliateKXAS. “He was just physically choking, just gagging, and just gasping for air.”
That’s when Winters approached Clarke and took over the situation.
“To feel so useless as a mother was the most terrifying thing in my life,” she told KXAS.
According to the news station, Winters hopes to be a pediatric surgeon in the future, and has been trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver because her mother runs a group home for foster children.
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Hornback shared that she never got the chance to give thanks to Winter, and instead posted a message on Facebook to share details of the heroic act.
After school administrators noticed the post, KXAS explained, they planned a meeting for Winters and the Hornbacks at the school on Tuesday.
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“I don’t really have any words,” Hornback said as Winters gave Clarke a high-five at their reunion. “The words that you would say to anyone who does something for you is ‘thank you.’ But that doesn’t seem good enough.”
Winters said that ultimately the best part of the situation was that Clark was saved.
“I know they’re calling me the town hero,” she told KXAS. “It’s super exciting to own that title. But, most importantly, I’m just glad the boy is okay.”
source: people.com
