15yo saves toddler from drowning in family pool on Thanksgiving Day.

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15-year-old Madison Atkinson is being held in high regard for her life-saving action of performing CPR on a toddler who almost drowned on Thanksgiving. Video footage obtained by Today showed the incident at the Atkinson’s California home on November 23rd.

Maxine, Madison’s three-year-old relative, made her way to the pool in the backyard when the uncle found her face down and floating in the pool. Madison’s mother, Kirsten Atkinson, described her daughter as “calm, cool, collected, not panicked” when she heard her uncle scream for help. Madison said that her focus was on remembering what to do to perform CPR.

“I was just like, let’s get this baby alive — no one else knew CPR,” Madison said. After pumping away for a few minutes, Maxine eventually opened her eyes and started to breathe on her own. The first responders praised Madison for her heroic deed, saying that she had “performed a miracle.”

Kirsten credited her daughter’s actions for giving the entire family a lot to be thankful for that day. Thankfully, baby Maxine has fully recovered, and the eye-opening experience has led the family to pursue CPR training.

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