Heroic moment Adriana Kuch, who has been bullied to death, jumps into a swimming pool to save a little girl

This is the heroic moment bullied New Jersey girl Adrianna Kush dived into a swimming pool to save a little girl who was struggling to swim before the teen died.

In a video aired on the Today Show, Kush drops something onto an outdoor lounge chair before sprinting towards a little girl who is struggling in the pool.

The little girl can be seen in the video frantically jumping up and down while struggling to swim, and Kush fearlessly dives in and picks up the child in her neighbor’s pool, the five-second clip shows.

Kuch was found dead in her Bayville home on February 3, days after a horrific video of herself being attacked by a group of bullies in the hallways of Central Regional High School circulated online.

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Adriana Kuch was found dead at her Bayville home on February 3, days after a horrific video of herself being attacked by a group of bullies in the hallways of Central Regional High School circulated online

Prior to her death, surveillance footage shows the teen rescuing a little girl from drowning in her neighbor’s pool

The little girl can be seen in the video frantically jumping up and down as she struggles to swim, and Kush fearlessly dives in and picks up the child

The four alleged attackers were initially beaten for third degree assault and one was also charged with disorderly conduct after they were also indefinitely suspended from school.

Ocean County Attorney Bradley D. Billhimer announced Friday that the charges against the teens had been increased.

One is now charged with aggravated assault and could face trial as an adult, one for molestation and two for conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.

Billhimer said: “A copy of his complaint has been served on each juvenile and his guardian and they will be released pending future court hearings.”

None of the teenagers behind the attack have been identified.

The 20-second viral clip shows several students attacking and hitting the teenage girl with a water bottle while she is out walking with her boyfriend.

She was brutally beaten at school (pictured) before taking her own life. The 20-second clip shows several students attacking the teenager and hitting her with a water bottle – while she’s out walking with her boyfriend

Here she is seen with bruises and scratches on her face

Viewers also laugh at Adriana after she was punched, kicked and hair pulled while lying on the school hallway floor in the fetal position.

One of the attackers could be heard yelling, “You’ll get that, you stupid ass.”

Under New Jersey law, minors charged with more serious crimes, such as assault, may be tried in an adult criminal court.

The decision whether or not to bring charges as an adult rests with the prosecutor.

The penalty for a felony assault conviction in New Jersey ranges from 18 months to 10 years in prison.

Harassment and conspiracy allegations against minors are less likely to be brought before a criminal court.

Kuch’s father, Michael, told DailyMail.com on Friday that the school board was reluctant to expel the bullies for fear of losing revenue.

Michael Kuch (pictured visiting his daughter on Friday) told DailyMail.com on Friday that the school board was reluctant to expel the bullies for fear of losing revenue

Michael Kuch speaks to DailyMail.com outside of his daughter’s visit

He said, “If my daughter is worth $23,000 a head to them because they would lose four students, what is anyone’s child worth?”

Kuch’s family said the teenager’s funeral, which was due to take place on Saturday, has now been cancelled.

No faculty members from Central Regional High School were present at Friday night’s visitation.

Michael told DailyMail.com that his daughter was not suspended in the days leading up to her death but was told not to return until her injuries had healed as she may have faced further ridicule.

“We can’t stop crying, this is the last time I see her.

“It shouldn’t be happening, we’ve heard it over and over again, that your child shouldn’t go before you.”

Headmaster Triantafillos Parlapanides tried to shift blame from his department after the tragedy.

“Her father had an affair at the end of her 6th grade. Her father married the woman he was having an affair with and moved in with her,” he exclusively told DailyMail.com in an email.

Headmaster Triantafillos Parlapanides tried to deflect blame from his department after the tragedy by blaming their father’s affair for their troubles

Students stand with signs protesting their deaths and are urging the school to do more than it has done after it was revealed several similar acts took place at the school

“Her grades and choices deteriorated in 7th and 8th grade. We offered her drug rehabilitation and psychiatric treatment five times, but the father refused each time.”

Michael criticized Parlapanides for his comments after his daughter’s death.

“What’s insensitive is that he goes on social media and defends his actions and attacks other people,” he said.

“The administration needs to be completely shaken up, and by shaken up I mean they need to be removed.”

“I don’t know why he’s been there so long. I have no idea why this man still has a job.”

Michael said he is in talks with an attorney about the family’s next legal action.

He also said lawyers from across the country have been in touch with him.

Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk