A dashcam video captured a Florida Highway Patrol trooper saving a toddler from choking on the side of an entrance ramp on Interstate ...
A dashcam video captured a Florida Highway Patrol trooper saving a toddler from choking on the side of an entrance ramp on Interstate 95 near Miami.
The agency released the dashcam footage from the October 16 incident in a Twitter post that called the trooper a hero.
'Trooper Mathieu recently responded to an emergency involving a 1 year old toddler who was unresponsive on I-95. Trooper Mathieu’s first aid training immediately kicked in as he jumped into action, performing a series of back blows until the toddler regained consciousness! #Hero,' the FHP tweeted.
Trooper Reginald Mathieu was heading to a crash scene and had been giving another driver a speeding ticket when the little girl’s parents flagged him down after the youngster choked on a pancake and began turning blue.
Miami police have released dashcam footage of an officer saving a choking child
Reginald Mathieu, a highway patrol officer in Florida, ran to the where the group were gathered and saved the life of a baby girl
The Florida Highway Patrol described Trooper Mathieu's action as 'heroic'
They and two other cars had stopped along the ramp and were in the road, attempting to get the one-year-old child to breathe.
The father posted about the horrendous experience on Instagram soon after the incident.
'There’s no greater scare than the potential of losing your child. I hope no one ever has to go through it because it’s traumatic,' the dad wrote.
'Last weekend we almost lost Noa. I’m nauseous even typing that. We were on our way to Vizcaya Museum and packed Noa a snack (as we usually do). Mini pancakes cut in halves. They are her favorite. Noa was eating as we drove on I95, but after some time Noa was quieter that usual.
'We turn around to see her drooling with her head hanging down and eyes rolled back. I speed over to the shoulder of the highway and my wife rushes out of the car to get Noa out of the car seat while I called 911. Ali is holding Noa face down while hitting her back but nothing is working. At this point Noa’s body is limp and she’s turning blue.
'I see a Florida Highway Patrol right off the exit of the highway giving someone a ticket so I sprint to him. He leaves the car he’s ticketing and speeds to Noa.'
The father of the little girl posted about the entire experience on Instagram
The officer's heroic, breathtaking rescue took place on the side of a busy highway
Mathieu’s first aid training kicked in as he performed a series of back blows until the infant regained consciousness
The dashcam video shows the trooper running up to assist the unconscious child.
A passerby had already tried to use an anti-choking device on the child, but was not successful.
Mathieu began performing back blows on the child until she regained consciousness. The youngster was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
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