9-year-old Jayline Brandao of Brockton, Massachusetts has been hailed as a hero after rescuing her parents from carbon monoxide poisoning.
LiveNow from FOX reported on the brave young girl coming to her family's rescue.
Following a recent Nor'easter, Jayline and her family had been without power in their house for three days.
This resulted in Jayline's mother, Marcelina, borrowing a generator, which they set up in the back of their house.
The family had used the generator for barely ten minutes, when they decided to unplug the machine, and bring it inside of their home.
But bringing it inside the house proved to be a dangerous, nearly fatal mistake, as Marcelina told Boston 25 News.
"I thought it was just a headache, then 2-3 minutes, I didn't feel anything after that."
The machine released a potentially lethal amount of carbon monoxide into their home.
Jayline was woken by her father's screams.
"I heard my dad screaming and say my mom passed out."
Seeing her father was also being sidelined by the carbon monoxide, Jayline took her father's phone, intending to dial 911, only to discover his phone was locked.
But staying calm under pressure, Jayline had the fortitude to unlock her father's phone using his face allowing her to reach 911.
As the first responders made their way to her home, Jayline got her seven-year-old sister out of the house to safety and called their next door neighbors for help.
The first responders arrived just in time, to rescue Jayline's parents, after detecting carbon monoxide levels of one thousand parts per million inside the house.
The Consumer Product Safety commission reports even levels as low as 150 parts per million can be fatal.
Marcelina eventually woke up in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, and both she and her husband are now doing fine.
Marcelina told CNN she was in awe of her daughter's fast thinking and bravery.
"She was so smart, that was very scary."
"If it wasn't [for] her to call right away I don't know what would have happened."
People took to Twitter to commend her for her courage as Jayline's story gained more attention.
A super kid. A hero. A super hero. Way to go.
— Dr.Will Brooks,M.S.M. Lorne Street Fire Co. (@ChiefWB3) November 4, 2021
Such a smart girl. So glad she kept her kool to save her family. What a blessing.
— Ruby Gum (@rubygum) November 5, 2021
This is Jayline Brandao.
She's 9.
When her house filled with carbon dioxide and left her parents unconscious, she ran to grab her dad's phone.
When she saw it was locked, she held the phone up to her dad's face to unlock it with face ID so she could call 911.
She's a hero. pic.twitter.com/6UfgqVXSfC
— Goodable (@Goodable) November 6, 2021
A young heroine ... Jayline Barbosa Brandãohttps://t.co/AD5hgmXLTh
— Patricia A. McGowan (@pamcgowan52) November 6, 2021
OMG there was a hidden angel in her that reacted to the situation she is definitely a hero which is a gift that we don't all possess
— kathy cropper (@kathyrose2609) November 5, 2021
This is Jayline Brandão. She rescued her parents by calling 911 when their house was filled with fatal levels of carbon monoxide gases. She didn't stand around when her parents were in trouble, she took action. Be like Jayline.. pic.twitter.com/yxfZeu70TV
— Black Commie Therapist☭ (@MrBurnItDowN29) November 5, 2021
A true ANGEL
— Laurie Walker (@LaurieW39050393) November 6, 2021
STOP!!! YOU MUST SEE THIS 9-YEAR OLD UNLOCK HER DAD'S PHONE WITH HIS FACE TO CALL 911, SAVED FAMILY'S LIVES Jayline Barbosa Brandão was in bed on October 28 when she heard her dad yelling and ran to find him with his mom, who had lost consciousness.https://t.co/yde7SGTXOZ
— Allen Kimble, Jr. (@allen_kimble) November 4, 2021
Jayline was subsequently honored for her heroism by her school who said they "couldn't be more proud" of her.
We celebrated a hero at the Kennedy today! Grade four student Jayline Brandao held her father's phone up to his face to unlock it and call 911 after carbon monoxide filled their home last week and both of her parents fell ill. We couldn't be more proud of you, Jayline! pic.twitter.com/86XZHEQiRj
— Brockton Public (@BrocktonSchools) November 5, 2021
Jayline was also honored at Brockton's City Hall by the mayor.
Tonight, in front of a group of elected officials, City Hall Employees, students and educational professionals, Jayline Brandao was honored at City Hall by Mayor Robert Sullivan. pic.twitter.com/AdcuLzFEXy
— City of Brockton (@CityBrockton) November 10, 2021
The City of Brockton salutes Jayline for her heroic acts and is grateful through those acts her parents are both healthy and safe. #HERO #CityOfChampions
— City of Brockton (@CityBrockton) November 10, 2021
The world needs more selfless, quick thinkers like Jayline.
