NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Nassau County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy is being credited with saving a young child who was struggling in a retention pond behind his home while he was off duty.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 18, Deputy Tyler Hohman heard screams and looked toward the pond, where he saw the child in the water, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a news release Monday.<\/p>\n
According to NCSO, Hohman ran outside, entered the pond, and swam to the child, bringing her back to shore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWake up… wake up … they got to check you out honey,\u201d the deputy can be heard saying on camera. <\/p>\n
Once out of the water, the child was losing consciousness and not breathing. That\u2019s when Hohman began CPR, and \u201cwithin moments\u201d the child regained consciousness.<\/p>\n
The child was later airlifted to a local hospital and is doing well, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
Several days after the incident, Hohman met again with the child and her mother during a visit arranged by the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing her smile and run around was the best thing I could have hoped for,\u201d Hohman said in a statement. \u201cMoments like that remind you exactly why we do this job.\u201d<\/p>\n
NCSO said the child\u2019s mother told them her daughter slipped out the back door of her grandparents\u2019 home in the Amelia Concourse area \u201cin a matter of just seconds,\u201d despite efforts to keep the door secured.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is little doubt that had Deputy Hohman not been present at that exact moment and acted so decisively, the outcome could have been tragically different,\u201d Sheriff Bill Leeper said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re law enforcement, whether you\u2019re off duty or on duty and you see something happening, you take it upon yourself to take care of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
A video of the reunion between deputies and the child, which was put together by the Nassau County Sheriff\u2019s Office, can be seen below.<\/p>\n
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