The 62-year-old returned to find her pet floating and unconscious in the pool.
She quickly picked him up and began performing CPR while holding him upside down. It took a little while, but Del Sol eventually opened his eyes and started to move.
"I really couldn't remember how many chest compressions should be given before a rescue breath, but he was blue so I just did it," Dolezal told the Statesman Journal. "I was really amazed it worked."
Even before saving Del Sol's life, Dolezal was already referring to herself as the Reptile Rescuer. Now that nickname is even more fitting. In addition to Del Sol, she also keeps 21 other lizards at her home, plus one Russian tortoise and three dogs.
"They're so soothing and comforting, and they make great pets," Dolezal said.
