When Annie told Jeremy it wasn’t, he said she should head over. She might be needed.

Annie Welsch arrived to find the group working on Talia; they had just gotten her heart beating again. Welsch had them roll Talia over onto her side to help clear her airway.

“She was a pretty sick little girl,” Welsch said. “She was unconscious and not responding to any kind of stimulation.”

Talia and her sister, Brookelyn, 9, were taken by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center. Brookelyn was not hurt as badly as Talia, who was in critical condition. A third child in the van, their sister Kalaila, 4, was not injured, Wheeler said.

Talia, who has since turned 8, continues to recover from her injuries, including a brain injury. She and her family were on hand for Saturday’s event.

Welsch said she was overjoyed to see Talia on TV a few weeks after the accident.

“I’m so grateful that she’s OK and that she’s doing so well,” she said. “God was definitely watching out for her that day.”

Said DeBerry: “She’s an extremely strong girl.”