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A woman who cannot swim helped save an 11-year-old girl from drowning at a Florida park

Days later, the two reunited for the very first time and exchanged a hug and cards

Bridgett Addison said she does not feel like a hero, but Mia Garcia insisted that "she is"

An 11-year-old girl has reunited with the woman who saved her from drowning at a Florida park.

Mia Garcia, who has autism, previously said she was collecting shells at Lakes Park in Fort Myers on Saturday, Sept. 6, when she slipped into the water around 10 a.m. local time, according to NBC affiliate WBBH-TV .

That’s when a bystander, Bridgett Addison, leaped into action despite not knowing how to swim. "I looked over I saw her in the water. So I just ran," she said at the time.

Luckily, Addison was able to help

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