JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A grandmother is thankful that her 16-year-old granddaughter jumped into action and saved her life after she had fallen into a pool.
The Westcott family almost dealt with tragedy but the quick thinking of Sarah Westcott prevented that tragedy from happening.
"I was sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast and I was just looking at my phone. I heard a small splash from out here and I looked behind me out the window and I saw what looked like my grandma's head face down in the pool," Westcott said.
Westcott went into the pool, fully clothed, after she noticed her 80-year-old grandmother, Georgia Smith, had fallen in.
"I wasn't thinking at all, it was my reaction. I think she was trying to stay above the water but since she can't swim she wasn't able to," Westcott said.
Westcott's dad Jeff is a former FBI spokesperson who was in his home office when this all happened.
"All of a sudden I heard Sarah scream louder than I've ever heard her before. It was kind of terrifying. I knew I couldn't just yell. I got up out of my chair and ran as fast as I could," Jeff Westcott said.
Since the near drowning Smith has headed back home to central Florida, but she said she was quite relieved to have her granddaughter who's a pretty good swimmer.
"I think I'm doing pretty well. It was not a good experience for me but it worked out well and I'm thankful for that. I think my granddaughter kept me from dying," Smith said.
The rescue, coincidentally, happened on Smith's 54th wedding anniversary. The family went out to dinner to celebrate the anniversary, and the rescue.