Four-year-old Davie’onna shared a hug and a smile with the heroic bystander who, just hours before, helped save her life on her birthday.
Off-duty sheriff’s deputy Jeff Haire, 44, was having fun with family at a local pool in Panama City Beach, Florida, when he found himself trying to save the life of a nearly drowned girl.
It was Davie’onna, who was celebrating her 4th birthday at the pool with her mom and friends.
Immediately, Haire and the man lay her on the pool deck and began looking for a pulse.
Looking at her, Haire, who is a corporal with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and 20-year police veteran, knew the situation was serious.
Unable to find a pulse, Haire immediately began administering CPR on the girl.
“I felt her heart rate go from literally 0 to about 100 — just like that,” Haire said. »