Officer, big sister save baby boy who stop breathing

Thursday, February 11, 2016
A police officer on Long Island saved the life of a baby boy. But the humble officer is giving all the credit to the baby's 8-year-old sister who called 911.

The second grader just home from school, and made the call for her frantic parents who don't speak English.
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She calmly recited their address and phone number to the operator.

Officer Kristian Lorusso of the Southampton Police department arrived at the scene first and was told the baby had a seizure.

He said, "I started with CPR, three cycles of that, a couple more smacks on the back and then I heard the greatest thing I ever heard, other than my own kids being born, this baby crying."

Officers say the 8-year-old's composure helped them save her baby brother.
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