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Grandmother Who Serves as a Police Officer Saves 3-Year-Old Grandson From Drowning

A woman in a navy blue uniform and cap is being interviewed on a news broadcast.

The video below features Tina Taylor, a police officer, who saved her grandson from drowning. It all happened fast. The whole family was gathered around this pool at a Pasadena home when her three-year-old grandson slipped and fell into the pool. Fortunately, Tina reacted quickly and she jumped in to save the boy.

While the family prayed for a miracle, Tina gave her little grandson CPR. His mother was shocked. “He was blue, a rag doll, he was unconscious,” she remembered. “I heard screaming, I ran out and they were pulling him out of the water.”

Thanks God the kid took a breath. Later, he was taken to the hospital and now he is totally fine.

“The craziness about it is we are all aware of pool safety, as an officer I teach pool safety,” Taylor told KHOU. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, swimming pools are considered to be the most common site for a drowning to occur for children ages 1 to 4. Even if there are adults watching the kids, accidents may happen pretty fast. The kid should be wearing a life jacket, especially if the pool isn’t fenced off. Moreover, adults should know how to perform CPR — because every second counts!

The granny from the story doesn’t consider herself a hero, saying she did what anyone would do.

“I am not a hero, I’m not that’s not how that happened. This is God, I’m a tool for God in that situation and that’s wonderful,” said Taylor.