Girl, 4, calls 911 to help grandmother

KOUTS | Chloe Salyer was put to the test Tuesday -- and passed with flying colors.

Knowing her grandmother needed help, she called 911 -- an impressive feat for a girl who also turned 4 years old on Tuesday.

Chloe's grandmother and sitter, Sharon Salyer, has multiple sclerosis and uses a motorized scooter to get around. When she went into her bathroom Tuesday afternoon, she closed the door behind her and fell. The phone she carries with her on the scooter was out of reach.

"I called for Chloe and asked her to call 911," Sharon Salyer said. "She handled it all by herself."

Chloe said she told the 911 dispatcher that her grandmother fell and needed help. She then went to be close to her grandmother. The dispatcher called back, and kept Chloe on the line until help arrived.

"I told her she falled off the scooter and needed help," Chloe said. "It was a girl (dispatcher) and she told me a stranger would come to my house."

But to her surprise, the first responder was no stranger -- it was her father.

Kevin Salyer is a Kouts firefighter and works in town. He heard the dispatch and happened to be the first to arrive. He was able to help his mother get up and moving again.

Sharon Salyer said her son and daughter-in-law Colleen had taught Chloe how to call for help.

It was a lesson learned.

"She handled it so well," Sharon Salyer said.