Baby life saved: Teenage heroes earn high praise
Published: June 6, 2007
Three Erskine Park High students are reluctant heroes after their act of goodwill helped save a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when a panic-stricken Nicholle Price ran out of her house, screaming out for help.
Her six-month-old son Corey was choking and bleeding after he swallowed an earring and the young mother couldn’t ring triple-0 because her phone battery was flat.
The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance, calmed her down and waited with her until the paramedics arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his paternal grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action.
”It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said.
”While I was screaming for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened had these boys not stopped.”
Corey’s grandmother is just as grateful.
”There aren’t many people out there who would have stopped and helped,” Mrs Finnie said.
”It’s sad that people just don’t want to get involved in these things anymore.”
The teenagers are shocked at the attention they have received at school for their heroics but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking.
”We heard her screaming so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said.
”We thought someone had died. It was scary but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
”Our motto is pride and achievement,” he said.
”The older students were so thrilled when they heard what the boys did.”
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered from his frightening ordeal and is back into mischief.
”He’s got two new teeth to show for it,” Ms Price said.
”I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to puts it straight into his mouth.”
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