Montana Parafin rescues girl next door

Summer lends itself to lazy naps and inattention but on this day, Montana Parafin was alert and watchful while everyone else lounged by the pool.

Montana Parafin

She rested after a dip in the deep end, and no sooner had she begun to dry in the warm summer sun did she notice 3-year-old neighbor Sophia heading purposefully for the diving rock sculpted into the pool’s design.

The little renegade stripped off her water wings, toddled up onto the rock and mimicked the older kids, jumping recklessly in to the deep end of the pool.

Not missing a beat, Montana, then 10, dove in after her and scooped her up, just as she gurgled up for air, pulling her to safety.

She keeps the well-being of others in mind outside the pool too, as she helped collect and organize 900 gift bags of toiletries for homeless children through the Transitional Learning Center in cooperation with her Girl Scout troop.

Our Young Heroes: 2001

» Cindy Bryan
» Tatum Halligan
» Alex Haring
» Marcus Olhauser
» Montana Parafin
» Laura Youngsma