At just five years old little Logan Allison is already a hero.
When mum Kimberley Allison fell into the River Wear during a walk near Mount Pleasant, the courageous youngster quickly ran to get help from a passerby and asked her to call 999.
The frightening ordeal took place at around 5pm on Wednesday, July 5 when Washington mum Allison slipped on the riverbank. The 39-year-old was immediately up to her chest in water and with the river level rising she knew there was only a matter of minutes left before she would be completely submerged.