On a sweltering summer afternoon, 13-year-old Liam was walking home from his after-school club when he heard a faint cry coming from a parked car. Peering inside, he saw a baby—red-faced and struggling to breathe—strapped in a car seat with no adults in sight.

Realizing the danger, Liam called emergency services, but as the heat inside the car intensified, he didn’t wait. Grabbing a nearby stone, he smashed the car window, carefully pulled the baby out, and moved the child into the shade. With help from a passerby, he cooled the baby down with water and fanned him gently.

Moments later, medics arrived. The baby was dehydrated but safe.

Liam’s brave and quick-thinking actions went viral, earning praise from around the world. But to him, it was simple:
“I just imagined it was my little brother. I couldn’t just stand there and do nothing.”