Body camera footage captured the dramatic moment a Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy ran into a burning home to save a boy with Down syndrome.
California deputy is hailed a hero after he runs into a burning home to save a childBody camera footage captured the dramatic moment a Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy ran into a burning home to save a boy with Down syndrome.Into the fire, a Tulare County Deputy ran into a burning home to rescue a 12-year-old child with Down Syndrome trapped inside. The California deputy is being hailed a hero by the Sheriff and family with the dramatic rescue caught on camera.
"About six, seven times I couldn't get him, I couldn't reach him," said Alejandro. "The smoke was really up and I tried crawling to him, just yelling his name."Alejandro had tried to go into the house himself, even punching through a window and slicing his arm.Flores, an 8-year veteran of the department and a father, didn't hesitate before running into the burning mobile home.
"Before I opened that door I hear I hear a yell, someone yelling so in my back of my head," said Flores. "I'm like, that's the kid I'm like, keep screaming like in my head. I'm like, Keep screaming so I just immediately run towards that voice, and I open that door. And sure enough, I see the kid standing there with lot of snot coming out of his nose, and like black tar coming out of his mouth and nose.
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