UpdatedTue, May 4, 2021 at 8:10 pm ET
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A brave little boy and his mom saved a family and their home from fire on Saturday in East Shoreham. (Courtesy Danielle Apryl.)
Both the family s cars were destroyed in the fire. (Courtesy Danielle Apryl.)
EAST SHOREHAM, NY An East Shoreham woman is reaching out to thank the little boy and his mom who saved her family as their home was burning on Saturday.
Danielle Apryl said at 8 a.m., her house on Suffolk Down caught fire. One our neighbors alerted us by banging on the door, Apryl said. They were trying to get the door open and screaming through the window. I didn t know what to expect so I ran over and yelled out, Who are you? What do you want ? Thinking I would hear something totally different I heard words that I never wanted to hear, or thought I would: Your house is on fire! Get out! she said.
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Thrash, a senior on the Shoreham-Wading River High School competitive cheerleading team, also competes as an independent gymnast with William Floyd and is a budding firefighter.
The Shoreham resident has a background in gymnastics that dates back to when she was 5 years old. Because SWR doesn’t have a gymnastics team, she has competed independently. High school gymnastics is slated to start its shortened season March 1. The cheerleading season began Feb. 1.
But what really may raise eyebrows is Thrash’s involvement as a probationary member of Rocky Point Fire Department Shoreham Company 3.