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Maple Heights, Ohio, woman, and child are alive thanks to the efforts of two cousins. According to Maple Heights police, their actions helped save their lives.

The two cousins, 26-year-old Rayfield Hallman, and 18-year-old Stephen Wood found Latonya Perry and her 3-year-old daughter. Perry was lying unconscious in the front doorway of her home while her child sat on top of her, reports Fox 8.

After calling 911, Wood put the 3-year-old in their car to keep her safe until officers arrived on scene.

“Put the girl in the car, got her warm, then checked on the mother. She was unconscious, she wasn’t responding, nothing,” Wood told the news station.

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When they noticed the child was alone in the dark Hallman attempted to call out to Perry from his car but the woman did not respond CBS Philadelphia reported.

Then, he and his cousin got out.

“It was very cold out, dark outside, so ain’t no telling how the little girl was thinking at the time, not being able to do anything for herself or her mother,” Hallman said.

Perry suffered a seizure of unknown causes.

“Me and my 3-year-old daughter was on our way to the store and that’s all I remember. And the next thing I know, I woke up in the hospital with my family surrounding me,” Perry said.

“I’m blessed, God is so good. You saved my life,” said Latonya Perry, 42, during a phone call to Hallman the news station reported.

“I’m just glad I was just able to recognize the situation and be a blessing to your life,” Hallman responded. “I’m glad you’re OK.”

On 12-23-2018 at around 1730hrs, these two young men, Rayfield Hallman and Steven William Wood, were driving past the… Posted by Maple Heights Police Department on Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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