Young girl reunited with woman who saved her life at Redlands water park

CRESTLINE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 12-year-old girl was reunited with a woman who saved her life at a Redlands water park.

On July 7, Lyndsey Pellegrini was at Splash Kingdom floating in the lazy river when she suffered a seizure. Lyndsey has epilepsy and the sun shining through a chain link fence had caused her to convulse.

Luckily, Becky Jefferies was there to help. The first grade teacher from Pinion Hills pulled Lyndsey out of the water.

"She went down and it seemed like she stayed down a long time," Jefferies said. "I saw her do a roll and then she curled up in the fetal position. I just grabbed her head and tried to pull her up."

But Lyndsey and her mother, Sheri Snyder, were unable to locate Jefferies to thank her for her quick actions.

Not long after the story aired on ABC7, Jefferies daughter saw the segment and realized her mother was Lyndsey's rescuer. She called Eyewitness News to reunite the two.

Snyder and Lyndsey gave Jefferies a small token of their appreciation, and Snyder said she hopes they will all be lifelong friends.