Boy Playing On Beach Saves Little Girl Buried Alive In Sand

eleven-year-old boy playing on beach saves little girl buried alive in sand [Music] he wasn't sure what to do next but when he looked around he knew that the only person who could save the day was him he leaped into action but all he had to work with was his own instinct this wasn't a burden that any 11-year old boy should ever have to deal with it's up to the grown-ups to look after their children but he wasn't about to abandon a child in distress simply because he was a little boy a lot of families came to the marina dunes near Monterey Bay to have a great time and Connor Fitzgerald and his parents were no exception the dunes contain 170 acres of protected land this beautiful Natural Preserve is the highest on the Central Coast of California it's also home to a number of rare animals and birds but the park offers access to the public so people can hang out at the beach however there's something special that always tends to attract kids kids love going to the beach because they get to make and destroy sandcastles or dig for buried treasure there's plenty of sand at the marina dunes and thanks to the conservation efforts the sand is smooth easy to work with and most importantly it's clean parents don't have to worry about their kids catching an infection touching pollutants or getting hurt by sharp objects but the dunes aren't as safe as people initially think the day of the dunes was warm and sunny and lots of people had come to have fun five-year-old ELISA Bostick was there to relax and enjoy the day just like Connor and his family ELISA was eager to hang out in the sand but she had a tough time finding the right spot because of all the kids there so she walked a bit further and she found a sand dune where no one was around now she could dig freely meanwhile her folks kept an eye on her from afar or so they assumed Melissa was focused on digging a cave but she hadn't realized how big the hole in the sand dune had become it was so big that she was able to get him but she kept digging deeper until the dune suddenly collapsed on her she was buried alive it happened in the blink of an eye so her parents hadn't even realized that their daughter was in grave danger fortunately there was one person on the beach who'd seen what happened to Alissa Connor was digging a cave none too far from where Alice had been then he heard something strange when he looked up Melissa was gone then he saw the little girl's bag on the sand and it was seemingly abandoned that's when he realized that there was a little girl there a few moments ago it dawned on him that she was somehow swallowed whole by the sand dune and he would have to act fast the nearest adults were about a thousand feet away and Connor knew that he didn't have time to get help so he decided to come to Alyssa's rescue all by himself based on the dunes appearance Connor deduced where the little girls had was and began to dig it turns out his instincts were right seconds later Alyssa's face popped up but Connor was horrified by the sight of the unconscious girl sand covered Alyssa's eyes nose and mouth so Connor continued to dig until he was finally able to pull her all the way out of the sand dune she was virtually lifeless and the boy noticed that she wasn't breathing either as he looked around he noticed other kids were approaching him to see what had happened but there weren't any adults in the group so he decided to save her on his own Connor had never had any first-aid training but the 11-year old was a huge fan of NCIS a TV drama and he'd seen people performing CPR on various episodes so he did his best to mimic what they had done by pushing on Alyssa's chest although he wasn't experienced he was the little girl's only shot at survival then adults finally arrived Connors parents arrived alongside Alyssa's parents Alyssa's dad dialed 9-1-1 while Connors dad went over to help his son it was such an unusual scene for Alyssa's parents to see her unconscious while a little boy tried desperately to keep her alive fortunately it seemed like Alice was breathing once again but only the paramedics could determine if Connor had performed CPR correctly as soon as the paramedics arrived they examined Alyssa although she was only buried for a couple minutes she might have suffocated but they also knew that Connors action had increased her odds of survival alyssa was rushed to the hospital where she eventually made a complete recovery now that the ordeal had passed Connor's dad commented on what happened Connors dad Tim Fitzgerald was very proud of his sons actions his quick thinking had saved a human life I'm glad he was able to sit back and go wait a minute something's going on there's not an a parent here I know they're at least a quarter-mile away I need to do something he shared and Alyssa's family felt the same way both families were interviewed by local news station KSBW 8 a couple days later Connor showed the camera crew the location where Alissa was buried alive and what he did to bring her back when the five year old was asked how she was doing after her ordeal she replied good everyone was grateful to Connor and his actions caught the attention of the entire community on Veterans Day the local American Legion Auxiliary honored Connor a few months after the incident in recognition of his heroic act of physical bravery the boy was given the National Youth hero award this honor was created in 2002 and is not easy to get the chairman of the local American Legion said it's one that our auxilary has never given before so it's a very special award but Connor and his family are modest at the award ceremony Tim Fitzgerald said I think he would do it again tomorrow to him to us it's not something that's extraordinary somebody needed help so I got to do something mr. Fitzgerald knows a lot about selflessness and courageous acts because he's a veteran and we're grateful for his service and grateful to Connor for being such an amazing tiny hero you

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Length: 6min 3sec (363 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 02 2019