Officer resuscitates infant who stopped breathing

NORTH PORT, Fla. (Gray News) - A police officer in Florida is being hailed as a hero after resuscitating an infant who had stopped breathing.

The North Port Police Department shared footage from the officer’s body camera of the rescue on Facebook Thursday.

“Not every call ends in an arrest or involves a crime. Sometimes, it’s an officer rushing to help an infant who isn’t breathing, relying on his training until he hears that first cry,” the police department said in the caption.

In the video, dated Nov. 7, the officer is seen working to resuscitate the baby. His efforts don’t stop until he hears the baby begin to cry, a sign that the infant is breathing again.

“You good?” the officer asks as the baby begins to cry. “That’s good.”

The police department said in the video’s caption that “police work is about more than enforcing the law.”

“It’s about protecting life,” the department said. “And sometimes, a baby’s first cry is the greatest reward of all.”