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Dramatic body camera footage shows LAPD officer rescuing unconscious toddler

Body camera video shared by the Los Angeles Police Department on Jan. 19, shows an officer saving a toddler who was unconscious and not breathing.

The footage shows parents flagging down the officer in the Echo Park neighborhood and bringing the unconscious child to him.

The sergeant radioed for help, saying the child was not breathing, before slapping her back several times to clear the airway.

The girl was brought to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she was in stable condition, police said.

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