15-Year-Old Boy Hailed a Hero After He Dived Into a Canal to Save a Drowning Toddler

15-Year-Old Boy Hailed a Hero After He Dived Into a Canal to Save a Drowning Toddler
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A 15-year-old Brit boy has been celebrated as a hero and a “guardian angel” after diving into a canal to save a toddler from drowning.

On May 3, 2020, Ryley Ferguson was out walking his pet lurchers along the canal in the English town of Knottingley, West Yorkshire, when he noticed a child in distress on the opposite side of the bank. According to the Daily Mail, Ryley witnessed 15-month-old Reggie Hampton fall into the water.