Rescue 911 - snowgirl save

[@MattiusFincham]

I'm from Elkins and contacted the father a year or so ago and informed him about having seen this episode (which I must've missed as a child--I'm old enough that I actually watched this show growing up). He couldn't have been a better guy. Seemed very thankful still.

[@sonalbagade4367]

God Bless You All In Abundance for all the efforts you are giving

[@charleneblack2792]

One morning, I found my 3yr old in the yard with panties & a pair of my boots. I put a lock at the very top of the door, then found her with a chair & broom trying to unlock it. Never, ever underestimate a 3yr old.

[@Mslutter236]

This episode always chokes me up. This is such a heart warming segment

[@jackiebrown6845]

I remember this Christmastime. On the 23rd, the Chicago area had a heavy snowfall (but very pretty, with big, fluffy flakes), and then the cold set in, with temperatures plunging well below zero (with wind chills in the -10s, if not colder). The next morning, at around daybreak, when Brittany went outside, must have been about when the front hit West Virginia.

[@katiejohnston988]

This happened right after the first Home Alone movie was released in theaters about a month prior.

[@lucasbujak3885]

@@katiejohnston988 you are born in 1990?

[@thecartoonhistorychannel]

@@lucasbujak3885 I was

[@katiejohnston988]

@lucasbujak3885 I was actually born in April 1991, so not long after this happened. My mom would have pregnant with me during this time.

[@rs52594]

According to a 2019 news article reflecting on this story, Brittany's mother speculated that the reason her young daughter went outside so early in the morning was to build a snowman for her grandfather, but the wind and fog (NWS records showed it was about 25 degrees outside) confused her when she tried to come home.

[@PrincessEli82]

It’s been 28 years since this happened so Brittany is 31 now. I’m sure this is something she’ll never forget. I found out that she got picked on in high school but her sister was popular. She is now a mother of three. I’m sure they won’t make the same mistakes as she did. I wonder if Brittany told her children this story and tells them not to do what she did and that she’ll always be thankful for the doctors and paramedics who saved her life. She’s forever in their debt.

[@lawknoxville]

I doubt she remembers that even she was three

[@katiejohnston988]

Glad to hear Brittany is doing well as an adult now. She probably doesn’t have much memory of what happened to her, but it’s possible she might remember some of it what happened. What a scary experience for everybody here. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@PrincessEli82]

@@lawknoxville Maybe she does maybe she doesn’t.

[@PrincessEli82]

@@katiejohnston988 I know. This December 23 will be 30 years since this happened. I’m sure she’s doing well at 33.

[@selinaogorman8380]

Wow well am thinking she is doing well and she is a mom now keeping busy with her children and working and being the best mom she can be I wonder if she would find this episode and see what happened to her when she was so young and nearly lost her life but she can pass this on to her children and show them the dangers of wondering off teach them.

[@chadrowland5234]

This is why I always have the alarm on when my nieces are over at my house for the night.

[@katiejohnston988]

I have a feeling Brittany wanted to try to go find Santa in the snow, which was why she went out the door like this. A big snowfall makes the whole world look different for little kids and probably makes them feel like they’re at The North Pole. It’s not much different from a young toddler who drowns while trying to swim in a pool, they’re simply curious.

[@michellelord7806]

It’s a miracle that she survived

[@angelapoland6582]

Never under estimate a three year old and always keep your doors locked... Especially at night

[@animemangafan1987]

That was because of her parents who didn't add additional locks and bolts on top of their door after what the hell happened to Brittany who reached the doorknob on her own wandering off to her freezing death

[@PrincessEli82]

It’s been 30 years since this happened so Brittany is 33 now. I found out that she is a mother of three now and that her sister was on the cheerleading squad in high school she was very popular but Brittany wasn’t she was always getting picked on. I’m sure that she looks back on this day and never forgets when she nearly lost her life. I sure hope she never did anything like this again or her children won’t do the same thing she did.

[@PrincessEli82]

@Ben Swagger squishy diaper lol I found out from someone.

[@August.AFBProd]

This episode was published in Reader's Digest too

[@jasminewhite3133]

She was only three years old! She diden't know better than to go outside in her underwear and only her tank top! She was way too little to even realize! She can teach her kids and yeah be thankful, but not have to worry about debt, because if she were to learn it from her mother, she would of never did that, and the doors would of been locked from day one!

[@mandyholmberg5106]

I really! Feel like it's a miracle that she survived this accident❤

[@jasminewhite3133]

She did not make a mistake, she was only a toddler and she was learning.

[@katiejohnston988]

Yep, her childhood curiosity simply got the better of her. Glad she was okay in the end.

[@animemangafan1987]

It was her parents who are at fault for not paying attention to their child well then after her full recovery, they finally added additional locks and bolts on top of their door so she can't get out or they don't know where the hell she's at

[@michellelord7806]

@@animemangafan1987 Don’t judge her parents .They learned from their mistakes

[@coreyhill681]

It was the mother's and father's fault for not locking the front door in the first place

[@fernandasoares7645]

True but at least she was ok in the end.

[@selinaogorman8380]

Children are smart and curious so definitely get better locks so children don’t wonder off glad Brittany survived before the parents went to bed they should have doubled check the locks and check on her could have be prevented.

[@25803]

wow.

[@robertbrodrick9687]

I recently found that Brittany has a younger sister, Kristen, who was born three months after this happened.

[@jasonvancura2139]

I was a senior in high school when this happened. This happened on a Sunday. I wonder how Britney is today?

[@irt3rdavenueel172]

This is the same exact day Aubrey Hoyt was born, he’s 31 going on 32 my friend Michael Livigni is about to turn 21 on that same exact day

[@FancysMom28]

I hope those parents learned a huge lesson from this.

[@jennyflorio7844]

I think it’s amazing how Brittany survived three hours of CPR.

[@drpolfandiane]

How’s Brittany?

[@brendadailey466]

She's doing great. She is a mommy now!

[@sweetlife031]

Is she on Facebook? 😊

[@taylormartin9468]

@@sweetlife031I glad Brittney is doing great

[@danielleharrison5765]

This is why you should put a child proof lock on the doors that lead outside.

[@kishla2827]

Lock the door keep the kiddos inside the house before bedtime

[@Kishla-f4o]

Lock the door let her stay in to brrr

[@kishla2827]

If you have kids lock the doors so kids don't get out in cold 🥶🥶 days so they stayed home safe and warm

[@kishla2827]

I believe that to lock 🔐🔐 all doors be for you go to bed

[@Ava-z2m]

I Hope That girl is ok

[@kishla2827]

Be fore you go to bed lock all doors a child goes out cold days

[@coreyhill681]

Why is the mother blaming the daughter for, if the mother locked the door in the first place it wouldn't be a problem, she should've used her brain better

[@zachross8081]

How's Brittany ?