{"id":14363,"date":"2016-08-29T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14363"},"modified":"2016-08-29T14:21:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:21:18","slug":"off-duty-shawnee-firefighter-rescues-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14363","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty Shawnee firefighter rescues child"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(The Shawnee News-Star<\/a>) \u2013 An off-duty Shawnee firefighter who was at the Siloam Springs Kayak Park with his wife and children Saturday was in the right place at the right time to save the life of a 6-year-old Arkansas girl.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Scott Killgore, who coordinates the fire department\u2019s swift-water rescue team, said he had heard about the park in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, which is a man-made park attached to the Illinois River. He wanted to scope it out as a possible training location for its swift-water rapids, so while on his day off, he decided to take his family up there for an outing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He took his swift-water rescue gear and had it on in the water while his wife, Melissa, his 15-year-old son Creed and 8-year-old daughter Cayne were on the banks. His wife was taking photos of their children when the outing took a serious turn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cAll of the sudden, my wife yells, \u2018grab her,'\u201d he said, after she noticed a young girl who had jumped off the ledge and into the water.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She wasn\u2019t wearing a life jacket and had already gone under the water.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Killgore swam about 20 yards and got to her after she had gone under the water another time, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cI got her back to the bank \u2013 her mom was frantic,\u201d Killgore said. While everything unfolded, Killgore\u2019s wife snapped a photo of what was unfolding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cI guess I was in the right place at the right time,\u201d he said. \u201cThe girl was shaken up and her mom was too. I don\u2019t know why she jumped in.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He spoke with the girl, Crystal, and also had his own daughter try to comfort her after the ordeal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Crystal was with a group on church outing, he said, and they were still waiting on some members to arrive when she apparently jumped in the water.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
After finding out her daughter\u2019s rescuer just happened to be a firefighter, the mother was very thankful, he said. Killgore said he was glad to be there when he was needed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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