5-Year-Old Girl Hailed As Hero After Helping Save Mom's Life

A 5-year-old girl is being hailed as a hero after she helped save her mom's life.

On Wednesday (September 25), five-year-old Zoey Reddick was honored by the local police department in Skokie, Illinois for helping save her mom after she fainted in May, per Good Morning America .

Reddick calmly called 911 when her mom became unresponsive.

"Um, I was in my room and I was watching TV, and my mom just fainted. Can you come hurry? I already called my poppy and my grandma," Reddick said during the 911 call.

Reddick's mom, Jessica , who's recovered from the incident, said she fainted from seizure-like activity. The mom said she was shocked when she learned that her daughter, a kindergarten student, knew to call 911.

"I was in total shock, like, 'Who called 911?'" Jessica told WLS-TV . "And they're like, 'Your daughter.' And I couldn't believe it."

Jessica hailed her daughter as a hero, nicknaming her "super Zoey."

"I was just totally blown away, the way that she remained calm, the way that she gave 100% accurate information," the mom said.

Zoey said she took deep breaths to stay calm during the situation.

"I took 10 deep breaths... 10 deep breaths, so I calmed down," Zoey said. "I was panicking, but I calmed down."

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