{"id":18306,"date":"2024-05-30T10:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=18306"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:12:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:12:54","slug":"sisters-who-almost-drowned-in-pool-discharged-from-hospital-such-a-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/05\/sisters-who-almost-drowned-in-pool-discharged-from-hospital-such-a-miracle.html","title":{"rendered":"Sisters Who Almost Drowned in Pool Discharged From Hospital: ‘Such a Miracle’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two young sisters whose lives were nearly ended after a terrifying drowning accident have been released from the hospital. Caitlin McKnight, the girls\u2019 mother, told CBN, \u201cWitnessing such a miracle is a blessing of faith. Medicine and therapy are the tools, but prayer and belief in God\u2019s promise is the cure.\u201d As CBN previously reported, Caitlin and Jacob McKnight were in Edmond, Oklahoma, where Jacob, a pharmacist, was attending meetings.<\/p>\n

Jacob had just returned to his sister\u2019s house, where they were staying when their 1-year-old daughter Elenor ran into the house. Caitlin followed after her, leaving the two older girls \u2014 6-year-old Zoey and 4-year-old Callie \u2014 alone outside. In just a matter of minutes, the McKnights realized their daughters were missing. Soon after that, Jacob realized they were at the bottom of the deepest part of the pool, 10 feet below the water\u2019s surface. Within a handful of minutes, Jacob successfully pulled the two unconscious girls from the pool, and he and Caitlin began performing CPR on them.<\/p>\n

The rescue that ensued was miraculous. Jacob told Faithwire, \u201cWe believe God was there that day.\u201d Caitlin added she doesn\u2019t believe their daughters\u2019 rescue would have been possible \u201cif God were not there \u2026 filling me with [His] peace.\u201d After Zoey and Callie were revived, they were taken to the hospital, where they remained for more than two weeks. Both girls needed assistance breathing for the first few days but began to recover \u2014 against medical predictions \u2014\u00a0at remarkable speeds. Even after the eldest daughter, Zoey, suffered a stroke, she began making noteworthy strides toward healing.<\/p>\n