Young girl meets first responders, Good Samaritans who saved her life after nearly drowning in pool

A -year-old girl is thanking her heroes after she was rescued from nearly drowning in a pool earlier this year It was Mother s Day weekend when Destiny Desir was at a pool and began to drown Her brother Christopher Pierre would be the first recognized her struggle and pull her to safety Then two Good Samaritan performed CPR on Destiny until fire rescue arrived I didn t hear no splash or anything It happened so quick like as soon as I saw her floating in the pool I just jumped in No hesitation revealed Christopher Madison one of the bystanders who performed CPR spoke about Christopher s bravery and swift action Our backs were unfortunately turned to the kids and Christopher I heard him scream Destiny but I could tell they way he screamed her something was not right And he flew he literally flew over me into the middle of the pool like superman and he picked her up and got her out of the water she reported Aren t you so glad your brother was there that day required News Reporter Brandon Beyer Yea explained Destiny And he saved your life requested Beyer Yea Destiny replied Once first responders got to the scene they loaded Destiny into an ambulance where they continued to administer chest compressions and other life saving measures until they arrived at Broward Fitness Center where she made a full recovery Now Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and Broward Wellbeing Center have partnered together in order to share Destiny s story but to also warn parents and guardians to closely monitor children when they are pool side or near any body of water Officers stress that as summer is in fool swing it s typical for children to spend more days at the pool but it shouldn t happen without certain safety precautions in place with the majority of vital being teaching your children to swim Personnel revealed it s never too early or late to enroll kids in swimming lesson This will give them the tools they need to be strong defensive swimmers If children are weak swimmers or non-swimmers have them wear a life jacket when they are in the water Parents can also use a pool safety net or cover when the pool isn t in use As for the general populace fire authorities encourage everyone to take a CPR syllabus to stay prepared in the event of an urgency