Video shows heart-stopping moment police saved 2-year-old boy from pool

The boy’s parents had been performing CPR on their son for approximately one minute Officer Nathan Sears of the Sterling Heights PD responded swiftly to the distress call. Upon arrival, he discovered the child’s parents desperately performing CPR on their little one. Without hesitation, Officer Sears sprang into action, determined to save the young boy’s life. In the gripping footage, which took place in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA, Officer Sears can be seen taking hold of the child and delivering firm blows to his back, clearing his airways of any water. The boy then began to take gurgling breaths and moments later bursts into loud cries. READ MORE: Isle of Man plane crash horror as aircraft smashes into cliff face [LATEST] The child can breathe again The child is carried to the front of the house where paramedics are waiting The Sterling Heights PD shared the incident on their Facebook page, writing: “After about a minute of the mother giving compressions and the father giving breaths, the young boy spit up some of the water and began gasping for breath. “Officer Sears picked the young boy up, flipping him over to give back blows to help clear his airway.” According to a spokesperson from the Sterling Heights PD, the incident occurred during a family pool party. A spokesperson from Sterling Heights PD added: “The parents got distracted and went to the front yard for a bit, that’s when the boy fell in.” The boy was taken to the hospital and cleared with no injuries. This article was crafted with the help of AI tools, which speed up Express.co.uk’s editorial research. A news editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to readercomplaints@reachplc.com.