'My mum's in danger': Four-year-old girl wins courage award for helping save her injured mum
A four-year-old girl credited with saving her mother's life has received one of the ambulance service's most prestigious awards.
Georgia Ritter has become the youngest person in New South Wales history to be awarded the Commendation For Courage.
She was recognised for her brave and quick-thinking actions in an emergency.
As her badly injured mother lay trapped in a farm buggy for two hours, Georgia dialled a life-saving number she had just learned at pre-school.
The youngster had witnessed her mother crash on their property near Taree and ran almost a kilometre to find a phone.
"Mum was driving on the top of the buggy and her foot on the top," Georgia told the Triple-0 operator.
"I'm not hurt or anything."
Georgia has been congratulated for remaining clear and calm after telling the operator: "My mum's in danger".
The little girl was one of 60 people recognised on Friday for saving a life.
"The care we provide often starts before paramedics arrive or 000 is called, at the hands of community members such as those recognised here," NSW Ambulance Commissioner Dominic Morgan said.
In the past year there has been a 000 call every 28 seconds, with services responding to more than a million people.
