Young girl calls 911 with message for sheriff, first responders: 'I love y'all'
Six-year-old Mylah Santa Maria of Collins, Mississippi, got a surprise visit from the sheriff
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This little girl had a heartfelt call of duty.
First responders from Collins, Mississippi got a 911 call that made their day when a young woman dialed in to express her gratitude for their service.
First responders from Collins, Mississippi in Covington County got a 911 call that made their day when a young girl expressed her gratitude for their service. (Covington County Police Department).
Six-year-old Mylah Santa Maria called 911 to deliver an urgent message.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I need y’all to tell the sheriff … that I love him and I love y’all," Mylah, of Collins, Mississippi, told the dispatcher, according to WDAM7.
"I will make sure that I get that to him, OK?" the dispatcher answered, according to a transcript of the call placed earlier this week.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Covington County Sheriff Darrell Perkins got the message and decided a special thank-you was in order.
He surprised Mylah and her family at their home, giving them school supplies and a special Sheriff's Department coin, WDAM reported.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mylah, who starts first grade in the coming weeks, presented the sheriff with something of her own: A drawing featuring a heart.