9 years later: Cleveland woman reunites with boy she saved from drowning in Lake Erie

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A 2013 tragedy modified a number of lives.

Titiana Portis was named a hero after she saved a 9-year-old boy from the water on the 72nd marina in Euclid.

Portis was reunited with the child whose life she saved 9 years later.

“I’m glad I used to be in a position to prevent as a result of you’ve gotten a lot to supply the world, a lot,” Portis.

That boy is now 17 years outdated and his title is Christian Davis.

On that day again in 2013, Christian was out fishing together with his dad, 29-year-old Jonathon Davis.

He fell into the water and that’s when issues took a tragic flip.

“I used to be unconscious more often than not or lots of the time,” stated Christian.

Jonathan was the primary individual to leap in however he didn’t make it out of the water alive.

“I actually, actually want I may’ve saved your dad, I do, however it was sufficient saving you,” stated Portis.

Portis added she may barely swim at the moment however knew one thing wanted to be carried out.

“In case you’ve ever been to a funeral of a mom who misplaced a younger little one, to listen to that scream, prefer it simply jogged my memory of my very own brother’s funeral. And I simply couldn’t do nothing,” stated Portis.

Christian simply graduated from Bedford Excessive Faculty and will likely be going to Tuskegee College within the fall.

His mom, Andrea Parks, stated she’s going to without end be glad about Portis.

“These years haven’t been simple. However due to your selflessness, you had been in a position to give him at the least the chance to proceed to reside,” stated Parks.

Portis stated she by no means regretted her determination to leap within the lake.

“It’s such a reduction… to see how nice you turned out and it’s a reduction that I did all the pieces in my energy… I am going over that day 1,000,000 and one instances and consider all of the issues I may’ve carried out in a different way however God’s will,” stated Portis.

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