Aurelius girl who called 911 for her father honored by Cayuga County sheriff | Global News Avenue

Alivia Schroeder called the county 911 dispatcher when her father, Maison Schroeder, suffered a seizure on Nov. 17, Cayuga Thursday The Sheriff’s Office acknowledged this. She was greeted by officers and staff at the Senet County Public Safety Building, accompanied by Maison and her father, Maison Schroeder. sister Layla and her grandparents Stephen and Kathy Gould.

Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck appointed Alivia as a junior sergeant and presented her with a certificate.

“You’re my hero,” Schenk told her.

County 911 Administrator Denise Spingler read another testimonial, saying, “In recognition of your heroic actions in calling 911, you remained calm and provided the dispatcher with all appropriate information to assist. Your father. Your call surprised us and we are all so proud of you.”

Alivia’s eyes lit up like fireworks when Spengler gave her a red balloon with “911” written on it and a bag containing a Squishmallow stuffed animal, a coloring book and crayons. . The girl then spoke with Deputy Nikki Loveless, who responded to the scene, County 911 Center Communications Training Officer Denise Cornelius, and dispatcher McKenna Loerzel, who was in training at the 911 Center. Cornelius and Lozelle answered Alivia’s call, praising the girl’s calmness and composure.

After Alivia took photos with various personnel, she and her family were taken to the 911 center, where she was introduced to the other 911 dispatchers and Schenck again called her a hero. Ariva was also able to sit in the dispatcher’s chair. Later, Alivia clutches the balloon and the family chats with the Sheriff, Spengler, Cornelius, Lovelace and Lozelle.

When Loveless was told around 11 a.m. on Nov. 17 that a 6-year-old was calling her unresponsive father, her heart sank. Emergency medical personnel were on scene when Lovelace arrived, and after Mason was transported by ambulance, she stayed with Alivia and Leila until Stephen and Kathy arrived, as Mason and his daughters stayed with They live together. Loveless praised Alivia’s reaction to the situation.

“Imagine being 6 years old and staying calm and collected. They said she gave good information, but you still want to be there (live),” Lovelace said.

At one point, Alivia was asked who taught her how to call 911. She said it was her mother, Sarah Greene. Mason said he began experiencing seizures as an adult and that they became more severe over the past year. He was lying in a recliner at Stephen and Cathy’s home in Aurelius when he had this seizure and blacked out. Alivia explains softly that when her father started having seizures, she found her father’s phone plugged into the charger next to him.

When Cornelius and Lozelle received a call from Alivia, she told them that her father was drooling and shaking. They asked him if he was still breathing, and Alivia said yes. Since he was sitting in a recliner, the girl pressed a button to tilt the chair, opening Mason’s airway. Cornelius and Lozelle noted that they could hear Mason breathing during the call. When rescuers arrived, he started to wake up. Loerzel started working at the center in September and Cornelius said Alivia provided pertinent information such as her name, her father’s name and said they were at her grandparents’ house and provided her grandfather’s name.

“You were very, very strong, you knew exactly what to do and you did it,” Spengler told Alivia.

Alivia told her friends about the school the next day, Mason said. He praised his daughter’s intelligence and said he was “thankful every night” to Alivia for possibly saving his life.

Cornelius said she was impressed with the way Alivia and Lozelle handled the situation and talked about the importance of educating children about emergency calls, including providing dispatchers with the information they called in case of an emergency The address of the location.

“It just goes to show that people should educate their kids about 9/11,” Cornelius said.