Arizona 4-year-old aids in her own rescue

  • Source: KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix
  • Published: 05/25/2016 12:00 AM

VIDEO - A young Tempe girl impressed firefighters recently, by remaining calm and aiding in her own rescue. Malaysia Iwebema, a 4-year-old, found herself locked inside a bathroom with her 3-year-old cousin, RJ. "It got jammed," she said of the lock. "I got a hammer and tried to bang it, but it didn't work," she recalled, adding, "I wasn't that calm. I kind of started crying." Tempe firefighters showed up to help. Malaysia's family slid a phone through a crack in the door, and she was able to take a picture of the broken lock. Firefighters slid a screwdriver into the bathroom and coaxed Malaysia on how to use it. "I unscrewed those screws," she said, recalling a lesson from her dad. "My dad told me it was righty-tighty, lefty-loosey," she said.



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