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http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=117879
Florida police are calling a 10-year-old boy a hero after his quick thinking helped save his sister's life.
But there's more to the story. The boy hero is also deaf.
Officers say J.J. Doolittle never panicked, and that made the difference for his little sister.
When J.J. found her hanging from her high chair by her shirt he immediately alerted his mother, who also happens to be deaf.
J.J. rushed to a neighbor's house and called 911, then ran back home and waited for the police and EMTs to arrive.
When they did, none of them understood sign language, so J.J. wrote out a description of what had happened to his sister.
The rescuers were able to resuscitate the toddler, and after a brief hospital stay she's back home and doing fine.
At an award ceremony in his honor J.J. thanked the first responders for their patience in their struggle to communicate with him.
They, in turn, said he deserves all of the credit.
Florida police are calling a 10-year-old boy a hero after his quick thinking helped save his sister's life.
But there's more to the story. The boy hero is also deaf.
Officers say J.J. Doolittle never panicked, and that made the difference for his little sister.
When J.J. found her hanging from her high chair by her shirt he immediately alerted his mother, who also happens to be deaf.
J.J. rushed to a neighbor's house and called 911, then ran back home and waited for the police and EMTs to arrive.
When they did, none of them understood sign language, so J.J. wrote out a description of what had happened to his sister.
The rescuers were able to resuscitate the toddler, and after a brief hospital stay she's back home and doing fine.
At an award ceremony in his honor J.J. thanked the first responders for their patience in their struggle to communicate with him.
They, in turn, said he deserves all of the credit.