Patrick is 7 years old and was playing in the backyard of his home in Burleson, Texas, when he found Liam, his 1-year-old little brother, unconscious in the pool.
He did not scream for the sake of screaming or freeze up. He pulled him out of the water with his own hands, ran to where his mom was, and then went to knock on a neighbor’s door to ask for more help. It all happened on Sunday, June 21, and those seconds of quick action gave paramedics time to stabilize Liam before taking him to a hospital in Fort Worth, where he is expected to make a full recovery.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office did not stay silent: it nominated Patrick for a Sheriff’s Commendation, an honor that is almost never awarded. Lieutenant Keven George put it plainly: that boy acted like a hero. And at 7 years old, he did not even know it. 🚸💙
