Angela Shymanski and her two daughters, 5-year-old Lexi Shymanski and 10-week-old Peter, were traveling through the Canadian Rockies on their way back from vacation. She put on nice lullaby music to put her children to sleep, but she drifted asleep as well. “It’s a day I’ll never forget, and what occurred still astounds me,” Angela added.

According to the New York Daily News, the family’s automobile careened off the roadway at highway speed, through trees and dirt, and tumbled down a 40-foot embankment near the alpine town of Jasper in western Alberta, Canada. Lexi was knocked unconscious by the collision, and when she recovered, she found her mother crouched over the steering wheel and her brother screaming. “My mama was sleeping,” Lexi explained.

Lexi Shymanski, knowing that the automobile couldn’t be seen by other cars since they were down a steep slope, did the unimaginable for a youngster her size. She was restrained in a five-point strapped car seat, but she managed to remove herself and eventually get out of the vehicle. “I had to kick my door open,” she said.

“It’s insane,” Angela Shymanski, her mother, told Metro. “I can only recall one or two earlier occasions when she slipped out of her five-point harness.” She got out, adrenaline or not, and climbed up the slope barefoot. ”

The barefoot child traversed the rocky terrain to the roadway above and hailed down a passing truck to assist her family. Fortunately, one of the vehicles that pulled over for her was a paramedic. Angela’s life might have been saved or she might not have been paralyzed for life because the good Samaritan knew how to handle medical emergencies.

“He remained with me until I regained consciousness and I saw Lexi laying down next to the roadway and that someone else was holding the baby,” Angela said. “It took him five attempts to gain mobile coverage to contact 911,” she remembered.

Angela’s body may be paralyzed if the off-duty paramedic moved it. The normal person could have made the mistake of attempting to pull her out, which would have been catastrophic. The family was brought to Seton-Jasper Healthcare Center via ambulance. Angela and Lexi were eventually evacuated to Edmonton’s University of Alberta Hospital. Peter was transported by land ambulance and arrived that night.

Angela suffered at least two broken ribs and extensive internal bleeding. Her spleen had to be removed, and other organs had to be repaired. Peter had neurosurgery to relieve swelling in his brain. Lexi miraculously had just a scrape on her chin.

If the quick-thinking kid had not sought aid as quickly as she did, her mother and brother may have faced serious penalties. Lexi’s accomplishment astounded everyone. The small girl’s heroic climb to find aid saved the family. “Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes,” Angela said, “and Lexi was our superhero that day.”

She is being praised as a hero for her bravery in seeking aid for her mother and brother. “Nobody would have stopped until [Lexi] walked up and flagged them down,” Angela said. “It’s strange because the person who came to visit us in the hospital claimed the doctors and firefighters required ropes to climb up and down that slope, and she did it barefoot,” she added.

Thanks to Lexi Shymanski and a good Samaritan who was at the right place at the right time, the family is expected to recover completely. Lexi, on the other hand, seemed to be “blissfully ignorant” of her rescuing deeds. “She simply doesn’t understand what that implies,” her mother said. “She’s just 5 years old and is overjoyed to be home, playing with her dog and ducks.”

When questioned why she decided to climb the embankment, Lexi just answered, “I wondered, ‘What would Mommy say if she was awake?'” “Mommy would say, ‘Go get assistance,'” according to the CBC. Lexi is the name of the next superhero who has come. She is braver than most grownups will ever be.