Teen Cheerleader Jumps Off Float In Parade To Save Choking Toddler

A high school cheerleader is deemed a hero after she sprung into action at her school’s homecoming parade in Texas when she spotted a toddler choking on some candy.

Tyra Winters, a 17-year-old student at Rockwall High School, told ABC News Wednesday that she was on the school’s float with her cheerleading squad and the football team on Sept. 18 when she heard murmurs that a child was choking in the crowd.

She scanned the crowd and saw a little boy whose face was “super, super red,” and then started turning purple.

The boy’s mom, Nicole Hornback, told ABC News that she had tried to perform the Heimlich on her son, 2-year-old Clarke, but wasn’t successful — that’s when Tyra went into action.

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Nicole called Tyra “very brave” and praised her for being so willing to take a child’s life in her own hands.

Now that’s some black girl magic.