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Arkansas Firefighters Save Choking Child

Firefighters saved a child who had stopped breathing in Searcy, Arkansas, on November 8, 2018.

This CCTV footage from the fire station in Searcy shows the moment a distressed woman brings her choking child to firefighters, asking them to help her resuscitate him. A firefighter can be seen performing a life-saving maneuver, prompting the boy to breathe freely again. Other firefighters are subsequently seen rushing to help the boy with life-saving equipment, but they walk back into the building with their colleague after establishing the victim’s life is no longer in danger.

Local newspaper The Daily Citizen identified the mother as Alexandria Mansfield, while her son was named as 10-month-old Evan Don Scott. The firefighter who performed the life-saving maneuver was named as Lieutenant Cody Larque. Credit: Searcy Fire Department via Storyful