Crime & Safety
Mountain View Officer Meets Toddler He Saved With CPR
A Mountain View police officer got the chance on Monday to visit with a toddler he helped save last week.
MOUNTAIN VIEW - A Mountain View police officer got the chance on Monday to visit with a toddler he helped save last week.
On March 14, Officer Curtis Lau responded to a call about an unresponsive toddler. Lau arrived to find the 2-year-old staring blankly and not moving, and his family huddled around him.
Lau turned the toddler over and patted his back to see if there was anything stuck in his throat.
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When the 2-year-old didn't move or respond, Lau turned the boy back over and started performing CPR, police said.
After a few seconds, the toddler blinked and gasped for air.
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Mountain View firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene and rushed the boy to the hospital.
On Monday, a week after the incident, Lau visited the recovering toddler at his home and gave him a stuffed blue teddy bear during the reunion.
-Bay City News, image via Mountain View Police Department
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