A 20-year-old rescued a toddler from a pool, and the child survived
Madison Isler pulled 3-year-old Luna Hernandez from a pool and did CPR until help arrived. Luna survived, and Martin County Fire Rescue gave Isler its first Heroic Heart Award.
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Madison Isler, 20, saw 3-year-old Luna Hernandez motionless at the bottom of a pool in Martin County. She got Luna out and did CPR until help arrived. Luna survived. Martin County Fire Rescue then gave Isler its first Heroic Heart Award.
The award is new. The reason for it is a child who is alive because someone at the pool knew what to do and did it.
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