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9-year-old honored for saving grandfather by calling 911

The dispatcher praised her for her calm demeanor and resourcefullness in bypassing a cell phone lock and locating the address on an envelope

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. —The 9-year-old girl whose 911 call saved her grandfather’s life was honored Thursday in Overland Park.

Isabelle Soubie was spending the night at her grandfather’s house when he suffered a diabetic incident. Unable to unlock his phone to call her mother, she used the emergency button to call 911.

“She was very calm,” said dispatcher Josh Lynch. “(It was) a scary situation.”

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