An Illinois paramedic is being hailed as a hero after he jumped into frigid water and swam to an SUV partially submerged in a lake and managed to save an unconscious baby floating inside that he initially mistook for a doll.
Todd Zobrist, who has been working as a paramedic with the Highland Fire Department for eight years, realized he didn’t have time to wait for fellow rescuers with wetsuits and a boat so he jumped into the lake, found the 3-month-old in the dark and performed CPR on the roof of the vehicle before swimming back to shore carrying the infant above him,...
Todd Zobrist, who has been working as a paramedic with the Highland Fire Department for eight years, realized he didn’t have time to wait for fellow rescuers with wetsuits and a boat so he jumped into the lake, found the 3-month-old in the dark and performed CPR on the roof of the vehicle before swimming back to shore carrying the infant above him,...
- 3/19/2017
- by Hilary Shenfeld
- PEOPLE.com
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