Usually 'quiet and shy' Ryan, now aged nine, didn't need any help during the 999 call with Alicia saying her son had saved her life. 'Usually he's a very anxious little boy, quiet and shy.

It was only then that he realized the other figure that washed by was her little boy. If Doan had floated another 100 yards (91 meters), he’s not sure he could have helped her.

AS THE little boy wrapped his arms around her waist, Flaviane Carvalho felt a wave of happiness and relief. It was her second time meeting the young lad and, just three months later, the change in … ...

The mother of a 5-year-old boy missing in floodwaters from California's epic winter storms says she thought it was safe to drive across a creek flowing over the road she drove to school every day.

AS THE little boy wrapped his arms around her waist, Flaviane Carvalho felt a wave of happiness and relief. It was her second time meeting the young lad and, just three months later, the change in … ...

“Just be calm." They were the last words the little boy said to his mother before his fingers slipped away from hers and he was swept away Monday on California's central coast near Paso Robles.