8-year-old girl honored after saving drowning toddler in pool 8-year-old girl honored after saving drowning toddler in pool An 8-year-old girl who saved a toddler from drowning was awarded the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen of the Year Award during a ceremony last week. ORANGE COUNTY. Fla. - An 8-year-old girl who saved a toddler from drowning was awarded the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen of the Year Award during a ceremony last week. Arianna Hunter said she was in Orlando for a cheerleading competition in 2019. She was in a pool float playing in a hotel pool with her brother when she said she noticed a little girl face down in the water.