Hero cop honoured with award for saving three-year-old’s life with CPR as child’s parents watched in horror
Police dashcam footage captured the dramatic moment the officer performed CPR on the child which saved his life
A POLICE officer is being hailed a hero for saving a three-year-old boy's life after he stopped breathing in a KFC car park.
The frantic parents of Brayden Geis called 911 outside the fast food restaurant in Granbury, Texas,US, to report that their son was not breathing.
The dispatcher sent emergency medical services, but officer Chase Miller, who heard the call and realised he was nearby, rushed to the scene.
Dashcam footage from October 12 shows the officer arriving to find a sobbing mother holding the limp child.
The clip shows Miller immediately beginning CPR on the child as the young boy's parents watched nearby.
He shows Brayden's dad how to do it so, he could step away to grab a CPR mask before returning and continue the procedure.
After several minutes, Miller was able to revive the boy.
The boy was later taken to a hospital, where he recovered.
It is not know why the tot stopped breathing.
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Little Brayden even gave the hero cop a stuffed animal from his favourite TV show, Paw Patrol - a character whose name, co-incidentally, is also called Chase.
In a Facebook post, the police department wrote: "The boy’s favourite cartoon show on TV is Paw Patrol.
"And the boy’s favourite character on Paw Patrol is…… you guessed it, CHASE.
"So Officer Chase Miller presented the boy with his version of Chase to remember the moment by."
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