Three young girls are being honoured today in Grand Rapids with the Canadian Red Cross rescuer award.

 

Eden Walker, Jaylynn Chartier and Phoenix Chartier spotted a young girl floating face down in the Saskatchewan River back in July, and fished out her out of the river, called for help and performed CPR until helped arrived.

 

Chris Brown, from the Canadian Red Cross, spoke to Arctic Radio News and said that it was important for the Red Cross to recognize the girls. Brown said that they are being recognized for how they reacted safely in response to an emergency, and also because of how they handled themselves in the face of an extremely stressful situation.

 

He added that the three girls were able to save the younger girl using CPR, which they had learned from watching TV.

 

The Rescuer Award is award to non-professional rescuers with some training, off duty first responders or children who demonstrate bravery in response to a hard situation.