Footage of a father saving his infant son from drowning in the family pool has gone viral and is now serving as a public service announcement for all parents ahead of summer.
On May 16, a home security camera in Southern California captured the heart-stopping moment an infant boy slipped into his family’s backyard pool, and his quick-witted father pulled him from the water in the nick of time. The father, a first responder, shared the video of the incident with his department and is now using it to promote pool safety awareness.
Zachary and Jessica Petite’s infant child. (Courtesy of Hemet City Firefighters Association IAFF Local 2342)
“This occurred at the home of one of our very own Hemet Firefighters, Engineer/Paramedic Zachary Petite,” Hemet City Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 2342, said in an official statement shared with The Epoch Times. “The one-year-old boy is he and his wife Jessica’s youngest child.”…