A HEROIC ‘clever little boy’ who saw his mummy collapse on the floor called 999 for help.

Jack Lynch, aged six, has been praised for his actions and quick-thinking in looking after his mum and also checking up on his baby brother and sister.

Mum Tarnya Mills underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis, and then needed treatment for an infection.

When back home in Frinton Road, Holland-on-Sea, recovering, Tarnya started ironing***weds sep17** but collapsed, knocking the ironing board onto the floor.

Jack said: “I heard a noise and mummy had collapsed. Then I turned the iron off and put it back up, and I rang 999.

“Then I went outside for the ambulance, and then they came and took her back to hospital.”

His mum was unaware of the drama unfolding.

“I was ironing some clothes, and felt funny. The next thing I knew Jack was calling me asking for the postcode,” said Tarnya “What he had done from what I can work out is he picked the iron up and burnt his hand, he unplugged the iron because he thought the house would burn down, and he phoned 999 and said ‘mummy has fallen over’.

“He said to me he would be back in a minute and he went outside and waited for the ambulance.

“He is a very clever little boy! I am very proud of him.”

Jack also kept an eye on brother Kian, aged two, and 11-week-old Lacey.

When Tarnya was pregnant with Lacey, she told Jack what would happen, and he asked what would happen if there was no-one at home and she needed help.

He has also been taught what to do in an emergency by his primary school Holland Haven.

Tarnya was taken to Colchester General Hospital to be checked over. She has been advised to rest for a few days, and husband Gary has taken time off work to take over running the home.

Joy Hale, of the East of England Ambulance Service, said: “It's always refreshing to know that someone of such a young age can act so responsibly in helping his mum, and use the emergency services properly.

“Hopefully this will serve as an excellent example of why families and schools should teach children what to do in an emergency and how to use 999, and we hope Tarnya makes a full recovery.”

• It is not the first time the family has faced a drama this year.

Little Lacey Mills entered the world just 20 minutes after Tarnya began to experience pains at 5.20am on July 2.

Tarnya had called her mum to ask her to bring a pain relief machine from the hospital, but shortly afterwards she gave birth.