BOERNE, Texas ā A 3-year-old boy was recognized as a hero Tuesday night by the Boerne Fire Department for his quick thinking that led to the rescue of his father and his young sister from high water.
Miles Butry was puddle jumping with his 6-year-old sister, Ella, and their father, Blake Butry, near their home on Windsor Drive on May 12, when something went wrong when were getting ready to leave.
Blake Butry was able to find his daughter in the dark ditch and they rode the water about 250 feet into a culvert.
āLife slows down and you just focus on whatās in front of you,ā Blake Butry said about the scary moments.
Afraid his son would fall in, Blake Butry kept one foot in the rushing water to catch him, singing worship songs, while they waited.