‘She was not breathing’: Jacksonville mom’s CPR training helped save her 9-year-old daughter’s life after pool incident

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What started as a normal day at the pool quickly turned into every parent’s worst nightmare. But one mother’s training and determination helped bring her daughter back to life.

X’Kyra Curry had turned 9 years old just three days earlier, and the Green family was wrapping up the last of her birthday celebrations with an afternoon at the pool.

X’Kyra’s mother, Essence Green, says her daughter pushed herself off the side of the pool too hard and moments later became unresponsive in the water…

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