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Florida Deputy Heroically Rescues Infants and Children from Car Crashes
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Florida Deputy's Dramatic Rescue of Unconscious Baby Trapped in Car After Motorcycle Crash
A Florida sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Dave Musgrove, was captured on body camera footage performing chest compressions on an infant trapped in a car seat at the scene of a car crash. After a motorcycle collided with another vehicle, Musgrove quickly rescued the toddler and then worked with others to free the infant, who had stopped breathing. The deputy's actions were praised by the sheriff and the family, but Musgrove humbly downplayed his efforts, stating that anyone with similar training would have done the same.
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