BURLESON, Texas - A 7-year-old North Texas boy has been nominated for a rare police commendation after his quick thinking and bravery saved his unresponsive 1-year-old brother from a backyard swimming pool, authorities said.

The backstory: The incident happened Sunday, June 21, when Johnson County Sheriff's deputies and paramedics were dispatched to a home on Ketron Road in Burleson, just south of Fort Worth.

Emergency responders arrived to find the toddler, Liam, unresponsive after falling into the residential pool.