Hillsborough County sheriff\u2019s deputies responded at around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to a “person down” call involving an unresponsive child on the highway.<\/p>\n
When deputies arrived, the child<\/a> was not breathing and had no pulse.<\/p>\n Bodycam footage shows deputies rushing to the vehicle on the side of the interstate and pulling the child out of the back seat.<\/p>\n OFFICERS LOOK BACK ON HOW THEY REVIVED BABY TRAPPED UNDER CAR: ‘THE LORD’S NOT DONE WITH HER’<\/a><\/p>\n The child was not breathing and had no pulse when deputies arrived at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n As one deputy picked up the boy, a woman who had been performing CPR could be heard saying, “He\u2019s breathing!”<\/p>\n The deputy carried the child to the side of the interstate, laid him on the ground and began CPR.<\/p>\n Deputies performed CPR immediately and continued until paramedics arrived. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n MAN RUNS INTO FLORIDA STREET TO SAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WANDERED AWAY FROM RENTAL HOME<\/a><\/p>\n “There\u2019s something in the mouth. Pull it out!” one rescuer said.<\/p>\n It was unclear what was blocking the child’s breathing, but once it was cleared, first responders continued CPR until Tampa Fire Rescue crews arrived and took over treatment.<\/p>\n The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was recovering in stable condition. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n![\"first](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/florida-deputies-race-to-save-4-year-old-who-stopped-breathing-and-had-no-pulse-on-interstate.jpg\")
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