WATCH: TSA hero uses Heimlich to save baby at Liberty International Airport
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NEWAR, N.J. (WHEC) — The newly-hired TSA officer had 10 years of experience as an EMT.
Cecilia Morales was able to jump over the checkpoint at the TSA to perform the Heimlich manuever on the baby after she heard screams from the mother and other nearby people.
The video here was captured EWR Airport:
JUST IN: @TSA officer, a former EMT, hailed as a hero after she jumped over a checkpoint conveyor belt to perform Heimlich on an infant who stopped breathing at ?@EWRairport? checkpoint, saving the baby’s life. #TSAHolidayMiracle. The news release: https://t.co/J1yuT05ysw pic.twitter.com/3NfRD7lvPh
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) December 23, 2021