Two boys saved another child from drowning in a swimming pool after seeing him struggling in the water.<br /><br />Footage shared by Genesee County Sheriff’s Office appears to show seven-year-old Griffin Emerson playing in the shallow end of a pool in an apartment complex in Flint, Michigan, when he drifted further into the deep end.<br /><br />Griffin is seen disappearing below the surface for nearly a minute, before brothers Noah Roche and Weston Woods, aged 12 and eight, spring into action.<br /><br />The boys were able to pull the child out of the water with the help of an adult, who appeared unaware of the drowning child.<br /><br />Once Griffin was out of the pool, his mother called 911 and performed CPR on him until he began coughing up water.<br /><br />The seven-year-old is seen moving around shortly after and his young rescuers were later honoured by police in a special ceremony.<br /><br />Sheriff Christopher R. Swanson commended their actions, stating: “Getting him to breathe on his own that fast, that’s the best possible outcome. And that’s why we celebrate the story.”
