Nichols managed to contact Alan, who was only a few minutes away, while keeping Asher on the phone. Alan rushed home to discover Asher on the bed alongside his mum with the phone in his hand. “I’m just super proud of Asher.”Asher dialled 111 after his mum, Rue Kessell, suffered a seizure and fell unconscious. “We taught him to dial 111 and when the person answered to say his name, where he lives and the house number,” Rue said. The way he answered questions and checked on his mum was in a class of its own.”

Source: New Zealand Herald March 20, 2026 05:32 UTC