6-Year-Old Girl Saves Younger Boy From Drowning In Elk Creek Pond

A young Smelterville girl who loves toddlers has saved the life of a 2-year-old boy at Elk Creek Pond east of Kellogg.

Jenny Bauer, 6, was playing in the water with her family Sunday afternoon when she noticed a small boy floating face-down and struggling to stay above the surface of the water.

The boy, who was not identified, was not immediately noticed in the large crowd of youngsters in the pond.

“I saw he was drowning,” Bauer said. “So I pulled him to the shore.”

Bauer, who cannot swim, was tall enough to scoop the boy out of the water and get him to safety, said her father, Terry.

Bauer said he is proud of her quick thinking and added that her concern for other children is natural.

“She has a great deal of interest in little kids,” he said. “She especially loves babies, she just can’t keep her hands off them.”