Lehigh Acres, FL – A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy is being credited with saving a 1-year-old girl who had stopped breathing during a medical emergency late last month.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Curtis Redford responded to a call on October 28 at a home in Lehigh Acres, where a 1-year-old child was reportedly unresponsive and not breathing.
Deputy Redford arrived within minutes and immediately began performing CPR on the child, identified by the family as Catalina. Before emergency medical services reached the scene, the sheriff’s office said the infant had begun breathing again on her own thanks to the deputy’s efforts.
Catalina was transported to a nearby hospital, where doctors determined she had suffered a febrile seizure — a sudden seizure caused by a fever that can occur in young children.
The family later thanked Deputy Redford for his quick response and compassion, saying they hoped to raise awareness among other parents about the condition.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office shared the incident in a social media post, commending Redford’s lifesaving actions and reminding families to stay alert to signs of fever-related seizures in infants.
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