Garret Beckham's classmates at Alameda Elementary School give him a standing ovation, cheering for him as he returns to where he was sitting for an awards assembly at the school on Thursday morning. The first award presented was a surprise: a life-saving award for Garret from Ontario Fire & Rescue.
After the presentation, Garret pauses for a quick photo with members of Ontario Fire & Rescue and Ontario Police Department. Pictured, in the back row from left, are Ontario School Resource Officer Tom Elizondo, along with Ontario Fire & Rescue members, Charlotte New, Lt. Allen Montgomery, Jordan Watts and Chief Clinton Benson.
Ontario Fire & Rescue Lt. Allen Montgomery visits with Cindy Tucker ahead of the assembly. "You look better than the last time I saw you," he said with a smile, adding that he was so glad to see her. She explained to him how she had found out it was an asymptomatic heart attack that had caused the fall. In the background is Gwen Beckham, mother of Garret, who made the life-saving 911 call on Tucker's behalf.
Garret Beckham's classmates at Alameda Elementary School give him a standing ovation, cheering for him as he returns to where he was sitting for an awards assembly at the school on Thursday morning. The first award presented was a surprise: a life-saving award for Garret from Ontario Fire & Rescue.
After the presentation, Garret pauses for a quick photo with members of Ontario Fire & Rescue and Ontario Police Department. Pictured, in the back row from left, are Ontario School Resource Officer Tom Elizondo, along with Ontario Fire & Rescue members, Charlotte New, Lt. Allen Montgomery, Jordan Watts and Chief Clinton Benson.
Ontario Fire & Rescue Lt. Allen Montgomery visits with Cindy Tucker ahead of the assembly. "You look better than the last time I saw you," he said with a smile, adding that he was so glad to see her. She explained to him how she had found out it was an asymptomatic heart attack that had caused the fall. In the background is Gwen Beckham, mother of Garret, who made the life-saving 911 call on Tucker's behalf.
ONTARIO — It only got up to 39 degrees Fahrenheit in Ontario on Feb. 25, and if 11-year-old Garret Beckham hadn’t decided to brave the cold weather and go for a bike ride a different turn of events may have happened that afternoon. Instead, while he was outside, he heard someone’s cry for help. When he stopped and listened, he realized it was his neighbor.
Unsure what to do next, Garret called his mom, Gwen Beckham, who was at work, and asked for her advice. This led to him going inside Cindy Tucker’s house, where he found her in the bathroom. She had become stuck behind an appliance where she had fallen hours earlier. She asked him to call 911, with Ontario Fire & Rescue responding.
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