Six-year-old girl honored by sheriff for calling 911 to help her father

Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck awarded Alivia Schroeder an honorary junior deputy sheriff certificate after she called 911 during her father's medical emergency.

• Alivia Schroeder, 6, called 911 from her home in November when her father, Maison Schroeder, needed medical assistance.
• During a December 1 event, Sheriff Schenck presented Alivia with an honorary junior deputy sheriff certificate at the public safety building in Sennett.
• Alivia and her sister, Layla, toured the 911 center and sat in the chair of dispatcher McKenna Loerzel.