A Georgia mother is relieved to have found, and been able to thank in person, three teenagers she credits with saving her young daughter's life.
She said Corey Troupe, 16, of Paulding County, Ga., along with Josey Green and Niko Kleowdis, sprang into action when her daughter fell into a pond Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
April Gary Hill, of Cartersville, contacted WSB-TV in a desperate search for the mystery heroes she said rescued her daughter in an emergency, and then asked for nothing in return.
Hill said she took her three children, ages 1, 2, and 3, to a local park Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m.
The kids were feeding bread to the ducks and fish, as they often do at the park, she said.
Daniah Hill, 3, went to throw the last piece of bread into the pond, when her mother says she went through the rails and into the water.
“A body should not be able to go through the railing into the pond,” Hill said.
Hill said she was panicking, and started to scream for help.
She said her daughter was flopping and she was above the water.
“Out of nowhere, these three boys came up running,” she said. “One actually got in and got her.”
"I didn't even get his name," Hill said. "I want to thank him. He doesn't know how appreciated he is."
On Tuesday, just hours after WSB-TV shared Hill's story, she said the mystery heroes had been identified.
She said several people saw the story on WSB-TV, including one of the boy's aunts, and put her in contact with them.
She said she quickly went to meet the boys at a nearby restaurant.
Daniah Hill was able to hug and thank Troupe, along with Green and Kleowdis, who also aided in her rescue.
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