KOCO IS ALEX JONES HAS THE STORY. SO THIS IS KAYDEN. HE’S GOING TO GET AN AWARD TODAY. TEN YEAR OLD KAYDEN KENNEDY HONORED FOR HIS BRAVERY. AND YOU MADE TOUGH DECISIONS AND YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS, RIGHT? I WAS JUST FOCUSING ON MY GRANDMA AND TRYING TO HELP HER. CADEN’S GRANDMA FELL AND WAS BLEEDING HIS QUICK THINKING TURNED INTO LIFE SAVING MEASURES. WE ARE SO EXCITED WHEN WE HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU THAT CAN RISE TO THE LEVEL OF HERO STATUS LIKE YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS SITUATION. COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED. KAYDEN PICKED UP THE PHONE AND DIALED 9111911. WHAT’S THE ADDRESS OF THE EMERGENCY? HE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS. TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED SO MY GRANDMA, SHE HAS EMS AND SHE WAS WALKING TO LIKE STAND BY MY BY THE TABLE AND SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A METAL CHAIR AND SHE’S BLEEDING. IS THERE SERIOUS BLEEDING? YES. AND STOPPING THE BLEEDING UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. I AM HAPPY TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS LETTER OF RECOGNITION. SO WE SHAKE HANDS. KAYDEN WAS HONORED FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. THE DISPATCHER WHO WALKED KAYDEN THROUGH THE CALL ALSO HONORED SHE SAYS, AS SOON AS SHE HEARD HIS AGE. HOW OLD ARE YOU, KAYDEN? I’M TEN YEARS OLD. SHE PUT HERSELF IN HIS SHOES. REMEMBER WHAT I WOULD HAVE WANTED IF I HAD BEEN ON HIM CALLING IN. AND TOGETHER THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE CADEN’S GRANDMA GOT THE HELP SHE NEEDED THAT DAY. JUST KIND OF PAINTED THE PICTURE OF WHAT KIND OF ADULT HE CAN GROW UP TO BE AND THEN THE POTENTIAL THAT HE HAS TO DO GREA
10-year-old boy, Moore dispatcher honored for helping grandmother who fell
A 10-year-old boy turned into a hero after calling 911 to report his grandma had fallen and needed help.
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Updated: 6:15 AM CDT Aug 4, 2023
A 10-year-old boy turned into a hero after calling 911 to report his grandma had fallen and needed help. Caden Kennedy and the dispatcher who answered the call were honored for their bravery with an award from the Moore Police Department on Thursday for their calm response that could have saved the grandmother's life. >> Download the KOCO 5 App"You made tough decisions, and you answered a lot of questions, right?" police Chief Todd Gibson said to Kennedy. "I was just focusing on my grandma and trying to help her," Kennedy said. After his grandma fell and was bleeding, his quick thinking turned into life-saving measures. "We are so excited when we have somebody like you that can rise to the level of hero status like you have done in this situation," Gibson said. Cool, calm and collected, Kennedy picked up the phone and called 911. "Tell me exactly what happened," said the dispatcher. "My grandma, she has MS, and she was walking to come stand by the table, and she fell and hit her head on a metal chair, and she's bleeding," Kennedy said. "Is there serious bleeding?" the dispatcher said. "Yes," Kennedy said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.He stopped the bleeding until paramedics arrived. Kennedy was honored for stepping up to the plate. The dispatcher who walked him through the call was also honored. She said as soon as she heard Kennedy's age, she put herself in his shoes. Together, they were able to make sure Kennedy's grandma got the help she needed. "That day kind of painted a picture of what kind of adult he can grow up to be and the potential that he has to do great things," said dispatcher Keara Duncomb. Top Headlines Video: Real estate agent fined after being caught chugging milk from seller's fridge ‘Reservation Dogs,’ which was filmed in Oklahoma, returns for third, final season Woman dies after being struck by motorcycle in southeast Oklahoma City, police say Suspect arrested after deadly hit-and-run collision in southwest Oklahoma City, police say Edmond woman warns shoppers to keep heads on swivel after incident at Target
OKLAHOMA CITY — A 10-year-old boy turned into a hero after calling 911 to report his grandma had fallen and needed help.
Caden Kennedy and the dispatcher who answered the call were honored for their bravery with an award from the Moore Police Department on Thursday for their calm response that could have saved the grandmother's life.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
"You made tough decisions, and you answered a lot of questions, right?" police Chief Todd Gibson said to Kennedy.
"I was just focusing on my grandma and trying to help her," Kennedy said.
After his grandma fell and was bleeding, his quick thinking turned into life-saving measures.
"We are so excited when we have somebody like you that can rise to the level of hero status like you have done in this situation," Gibson said.
Cool, calm and collected, Kennedy picked up the phone and called 911.
"Tell me exactly what happened," said the dispatcher.
"My grandma, she has MS, and she was walking to come stand by the table, and she fell and hit her head on a metal chair, and she's bleeding," Kennedy said.
"Is there serious bleeding?" the dispatcher said.
"Yes," Kennedy said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
He stopped the bleeding until paramedics arrived. Kennedy was honored for stepping up to the plate.
The dispatcher who walked him through the call was also honored. She said as soon as she heard Kennedy's age, she put herself in his shoes.
Together, they were able to make sure Kennedy's grandma got the help she needed.
"That day kind of painted a picture of what kind of adult he can grow up to be and the potential that he has to do great things," said dispatcher Keara Duncomb.
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