A dispatch assistant is receiving recognition after she helped save the granddaughter of another on-duty dispatcher.
According to KCSO, around 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th, Dispatch Assistant Angela Maynard answered a 911-call of a drowning. A family member said 18-month-old Jordan was floating in the deep-end of the family's swimming pool. KCSO says Maynard spoke with a family member to determine vital information and kept them calm as Jordan's father dove into the pool to save his daughter.
KCSO says Dispatcher Stephanie Olson, who was on duty, realized the address was her own address and her granddaughter Jordan was the one involved.
KCSO says CPR was initiated and an ambulance responded. KCSO says Jordan initially had difficulty breathing and her lips were turning blue. KCSO says she was taken to the hospital and held for observation for several hours.
On Monday night, KCSO says Jordan, her parents, and other family members visited the Communications Center to thank Angela in person "for remaining calm and getting them the help they needed."
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