Twelve-year-old Jillian Rhodes, just graduated from 6th grade at Marvista Elementary and celebrated the 4th of July at Angle Lake.

She had picked out the yellow kayak and paddled out on the lake, when she noticed the canoe of a 60+year-old couple had capsized and the couple was clinging to the boat.

Jillian told them to hang on tight to her kayak, as the man couldn't swim. Jillian pulled and helped guide them to the dock, where they climbed to safety. Someone on shore called for help, firemen arrived and took over care and got them safely back across the lake where they lived.

Jillian also went back and picked up some of their belongings floating on the water.

Her family is proud of Jillian for her quick action and calm thinking.

Elaine Tabor
Jillian’s grandmother