SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina -- A newly released body camera video shows a Berkeley County Sheriff's deputy save the life of an unresponsive child on June 11.
Deputy W. Kimbro was conducting routine patrol in the unincorporated Summerville area of Berkeley County when he stopped a vehicle for speeding, according to a news release.
Upon stopping the vehicle, the driver immediately exited the car and exclaimed that the baby in her vehicle had stopped breathing. In that moment, Kimbro knew he needed to act immediately to save the baby’s life.
He made contact with the 12-day-old baby and her mother in the vehicle, who told him that the baby stopped breathing after drinking a bottle. Kimbro took the baby’s limp body and performed lifesaving first aid. As a result, he was able to get the baby to breathe again until EMS could arrive.
The baby was able to recover and Kimbro was awarded the "Life Saving Medal" by Berkeley County Sheriff S. Duane Lewis.
"When we wear the uniform and badge, we become what someone needs at that moment," the agency wrote in a statement. "For one Deputy that meant he needed to become the line between life and death for one young child."
