Boy, four, internally decapitated in violent crash miraculously survives thanks to Good Samaritan who held his head perfectly still after his skull separated from his spine

A four-year-old boy internally decapitated in a violent crash has miraculously survived, thanks to a kind stranger who held his head perfectly still after his skull separated from his spine, his family says.

Killian Gonzalez is expected to make a full recovery after sustaining the rare injury that less than one per cent survive, and which usually leaves victims paralyzed or dead.

The child's family is crediting the quick-thinking of Good Samaritan, Leah Woodward, for saving his life after she and her husband drove up to the scene moments after the crash, ABC7 reported.

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Killian Gonzalez (picwho was internally decapitated in a violent crash has miraculously survived, thanks to a kind stranger who held his head perfectly still after his skull separated from his spine, his family says

The child's family is crediting the quick-thinking of Leah Woodward (pictured right with Killian's mom, Brandy, who was also injured in the crash), for saving his life after she drove up to the scene moments after the crash

The violent crash (aftermath pictured) happened as Killian and Gonzalez were driving home to Nevada from Idaho after celebrating his fourth birthday

'She saved my baby,' his mother, Brandy Gonzalez, told the station. 'She gave me him back.'

The family said Woodward held Killian's head perfectly still for more than half an hour as they waited for paramedics to arrive at the scene.

And thanks to her help, Killian has not had to undergo surgery and is now in recovery, sitting up on his own, eating and walking, according to the station.

'He's shocked everyone there. They keep telling me he's the talk of the hospital,' his mother told KBOI. 

In what would lead to Killian's incredible story of survival, it started one stormy day as he and his mother were headed home to Nevada from Idaho after celebrating his fourth birthday. 

Killian pictured in hospital. He is now in recovery, sitting up on his own, eating and walking

Following the horrific crash, Killian's head was separated from his spine and he was also left with a ruptured spleen, and a broken arm and ribs

His mother (pictured in hospital) broke her arm, femur, the top of her tibia and ankle in the crash

Ice on the road caused their car to skid before crashing into another SUV.

Woodward and her Nampa police officer husband were coming down the hill as the crash unfolded before their eyes, and the pair ended up being the first people on scene, according to KBOI. 

As they rushed out of their car to check if there were any survivors, they heard a child screaming.

'We could hear a kid screaming, a little baby screaming,' Woodward told ABC7. 

'And my husband took a hitch... somebody had a hitch... and he smashed out the back window of Brandy's vehicle.'

After breaking their way into the locked car, she realized the severity of Killian's condition. She sat up the lifeless child before holding his head still for more than half an hour. 

'I'm trying to stay calm but inside I'm panicking,' Woodward told ABC7. 

'And I'm thinking 'I don't know what I'm doing.' And it was the worst feeling I've ever had to not know how to help.'

The horrific crash also left Killian with a ruptured spleen, a broken arm and ribs. 

Meanwhile, his mother, who is also in recovery, broke her arm, femur, the top of her tibia and ankle.

Woodward and her Nampa police officer husband were coming down the hill as the crash (aftermath pictured) unfolded before their eyes, and the pair ended up being the first people on scene

A severely wrecked car is pictured at the scene of the crash that led to Killian's incredible story of survival

Now, Gonzalez and Woodward are searching for these two men as they want to personally thank them

The mother and son are currently at two different hospitals and have not seen each other since the crash, according to KBOI.

But the pair are focusing on their recoveries, with Gonzalez noting, 'There's a reason we're here and we're just going to try every day to figure out what that reason is,' the station reported.

The crash has led to a new life-long friendship between Gonzalez and Woodward.

'No mom should lose their child and she gets to have her boy. That's really awesome,' Woodward told KBOI.

Following the crash, a Gofundme page has been created to help with Gonzalez and Killian's medical expenses. So far it has raised $2,770.