“I just I panicked myself to like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” said William's mom, Guadalupe Romero. “And then I start seeing his lips start getting purple, and he's trying to lay down and close his eyes. And I'm like, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’”
Once at the scene, the two officers used an anti-choking LiveVac device to remove any obstructions in the boy's throat. That, along with other efforts, got the boy breathing again, and he high-fived, gave a thumbs-up and hugged an officer.
“The outstanding work done by Officer Schroeder and Officer Wright successfully saved the life of a young child,” the department said in a statement. “APD commends both officers on their swift and effective action.”
