WATCH FLA. DEPUTY RESCUE MISSING AUTISTIC BOY CLINGING TO LOG IN POND

A missing 5-year-old boy was pulled from a life-threatening predicament when a deputy found him clinging to a log in a murky water, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.



FLORIDA DEPUTY SHATTERS WINDOW TO SAVE TODDLER LOCKED INSIDE HOT CAR

PALM COAST, Fla. - A toddler was rescued from a parked, locked car outside Walmart in Palm Coast on Monday afternoon, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. A woman called 911 just after 5 p.m. to report that her 1-year-old daughter had been locked inside her car. The temperature at 5:05 p.m. in Palm Coast on Monday was 79°, with temperatures in the car reaching nearly 100° after 10 minutes. If the child had been in the car for 10 minutes longer, the temperature would have reached nearly 110°.



‘HE’S OUR HERO’: FAMILY GRATEFUL TO DEPUTY FOR SAVING 6-MONTH-OLD AFTER FATAL CRASH

Charlotte County, Fla – A 6-month-old baby is in a St. Petersburg hospital and a family is thankful after a deputy saved the child from a deadly crash. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said a motorcyclist was going more than 100 mph when he crashed into a car with a mother and two little girls’ inside. The motorcyclist died. “As I started removing her, she starts saying: ‘no, my other baby, my other baby.’ I didn’t see a baby to begin with, but then I looked underneath a motorcycle helmet and a body, and I saw another baby underneath,” he said. Musgrove performed CPR until EMS arrived and he felt Lola take a breath.



BAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASED BODY CAM FOOTAGE FROM TORNADO

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has released body camera video from the first deputy to respond to last week’s tornado damage on Thomas Drive. Sgt. Jared Turner climbed up a ladder to rescue people stranded on the second floor of an apartment building. Turner said at the time, he didn’t think about his own safety at all.



CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: 2-YEAR-OLD SAVED BY WEST MIAMI POLICE OFFICER

A Florida family celebrated a special Christmas this year after a police officer helped save a 2-year-old girl suffering a seizure. The frightening incident happened at around 5 a.m. Saturday when West Miami Police Officer Anthony Suardiaz responded to a 9-1-1 call concerning a girl suffering a medical emergency. Suardiaz quickly leaned on his training from the police academy and as a lifeguard. He began patting the girl's back while holding her, and his quick actions were capture on the family's doorbell camera.



FLORIDA OFFICER HAS 'BAYWATCH' MOMENT, SAVING 2 SWIMMERS IN DARING OCEAN RESCUE | FOX NEWS

A Florida police officer is being hailed a hero after helping two swimmers struggling in a dangerous rip current. It happened Tuesday afternoon, Flagler Beach police said on Facebook, when Officer Dylan Coffman jumped into action.
"Literally watched him SPRINT out of his police car, ripped off his vest, and dove into the water and save not one, but two people who were extremely, so far back in the water, stuck in NASTY rip currents," eyewitness Brooke Qualls said in a public Facebook post.



OFF-DUTY COPS FISHING 6 MILES OFF FLORIDA KEYS SPOT ADRIFT DIVER DESPERATE FOR RESCUE

A scuba diver left adrift 6 miles off the Florida Keys was found by accident when two off-duty cops mistook him for an injured seabird. Turns out the “bird” they saw a quarter of a mile away was a human, desperately waving his arms, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reported. The rescued diver’s name was not released, but his rescuers were identified as Lt. David Woolf and Lt. Eric Thoresen of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The two men and their wives were fishing when the rescue happened.



FLORIDA DEPUTIES HOLD MANATEE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER FOR HOURS TO KEEP IT FROM DROWNING

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A pair of deputies in Pinellas County rescued a manatee in distress. "This manatee is going to die right in front of us, and I’m not letting that happen. We docked the boat, I took off my equipment, and got in. We stayed in the water for two hours holding its head up until it could be rescued," Deputy Jill Constant said.



VOLUSIA COUNTY DEPUTY PERFORMS CPR ON UNRESPONSIVE DRIVER ON I-95

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A deputy helped save the life of a driver on Interstate 95 after discovering the man unresponsive in his truck, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, deputies said that Sgt. Brian Walsh was southbound on Interstate 95 near Oak Hill just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday when he witnessed a dump truck running off the road and hitting the guardrail. Deputies said Sgt. Walsh pulled the driver out of the truck and performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over rescue efforts.



VOLUSIA DEPUTY RESCUES 2-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS TAKEN WITH STOLEN CAR

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced that a child had been safely reunited with his family after his mother’s car was stolen while he was asleep in the back seat. Video footage released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office captured the deputies’ response as they swiftly arrived at the scene to retrieve the child. Fortunately, the boy was found to be in good health and was reunited with his family.



'I JUST ACTED': DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS MIAMI-DADE OFFICERS RESCUING BOY TRAPPED IN SUBMERGED CAR

Dramatic new police bodycam footage shows the rescue of a young boy who became trapped in a submerged car by a group of Miami-Dade Police officers. Miami-Dade Police Sgt. Edward Webster was the first officer to arrive at the scene. "The call went out, it was a child in danger and that is what all cops fear," Webster said. "It was actually hard to see the car, cause the car was stuck under the bridge. So I heard people screaming, I saw them flag me down." The child was brought to the embankment where Officer Junior Clervil immediately began to give him CPR.

"I felt great, but when the baby started crying, I started crying too because it was the best cry I've ever had in my life," Clervil said. "It felt good knowing that, you know, although it was a bad day for all of us involved, but it turned out to be a great day at the end."



FATHER, SON RESCUED FROM STRONG RIP CURRENT IN MANATEE COUNTY

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A father and his young son vacationing at Anna Maria Island were rescued after the pair were swept out by powerful rip currents. Body camera video released by the sheriff’s office shows the man and a young boy being helped onto a boat by marine deputies. “We were lucky to be in the area, because if we were 20 minutes away and got a call via 911 and dispatched to it, the outcome could’ve been different,” said Sgt. Russell Schnering.



‘THAT IS A HERO RIGHT THERE’: TROOPER SAVES CHOKING BROOKSVILLE BABY AFTER PARENTS FLAG HIM DOWN FOR HELP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — An infant has been recovering at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper helped save his life, according to the child’s parents. Trooper Billy Ortiz was getting home after his shift when the family flagged him down. Ortiz jumped into action and tried to clear the baby’s airway.



FLORIDA DRIVER RESCUED FROM FIERY CRASH BY FLAGLER DEPUTIES, GOOD SAMARITANS

PALM COAST, Fla. - A driver was rescued from a burning, crashed car following the quick actions of two Flagler County deputies and Good Samaritans, officials said. The driver was found trapped inside the car and the passenger was found lying in the road outside the vehicle, deputies said.



HELICOPTER VIDEO SHOWS RESCUE OF MISSING 4-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA BOY

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Helicopter video shows the moment deputies were able to locate a 4-year-old boy who had wandered away from his Brevard County home and got lost in a thick wooded area on Friday. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Child Abduction Response Team flooded the streets, while its helicopter searched from above. Video from the Sheriff’s helicopter showed Frankie had wandered into a thick wooded area about 50 or 60 yards from the house. His dog, Rufus, was with him.



FLORIDA K-9 FINDS 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN LOST IN WOODS

(WSVN) - A Florida K-9 and his handler are being praised for helping locate a missing 76-year-old woman after 20 hours of searching. Marie Ginette Saint Hubert reportedly went missing and a search was launched to find her, according to the North Port Police Department. Crews searched for hours by air and ground trying to locate the woman. After the tiring search, the police department announced that the woman was found by Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steven Sella and K-9 Copper. She was found in thick brush in the woods.



TAMPA OFFICERS RESCUE BABY FROM ABANDONED STOLEN CAR

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department released body camera footage from an Aug. 5, 2022 incident where a baby was found inside an abandoned stolen car. Officers responded to an apartment complex on Siesta Court after a woman reported her car was stolen with her 11-month-old daughter inside. Body camera footage shows officers hopping a chain link fence to reach the car, which was turned off and sitting in the sun. Medical staff told Tampa police the baby would have died if left inside the car for much longer. She made a full recovery from the incident.



FHP TROOPER SAVES LIFE OF MOTORCYCLIST FOUND LAYING ON SIDEWALK IN KISSIMMEE

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper found a motorcyclist lying on the sidewalk in Kissimmee, Florida, and performed CPR, saving the man's life, according to the FHP Orlando.



MANATEE COUNTY DEPUTY USES CPR TO SAVE SERGEANT HAVING HEART ATTACK

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. - As a Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy – and a former firefighter EMT – Jared Leggett has developed a lot of vital skills, including CPR. Just two weeks ago, he saved the life of a friend who happens to be his sergeant.



WATCH FLA. POLICE OFFICERS RESCUE PEOPLE FROM APARTMENT COMPLEX FIRE

Body camera footage captures Orlando police officers grab a ladder and use it to rescue three women—one who was pregnant—from the second story of an apartment building that caught fire.



WATCH: POLICE OFFICER WHO CAN'T SWIM JUMPS IN POND TO SAVE BABY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville police officer is being hailed a heroine for her swift decision-making to save a baby drowning in a retention pond. The catch — she, too, couldn't swim.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said, police officers responded to a report of an infant drowning on the west side of Jacksonville. Without hesitation, the sheriff's office said Sanderson entered the pond to save the child's life even though she did not know how to swim herself.



WATCH: CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER RESCUES WOMAN FROM CAR IN CANAL

An officer didn’t think twice when he jumped into a canal, busted out the driver’s side window, and rescued the female driver before the car sank. The harrowing scene occurred on the 3100 block of Southeast 17th Avenue in Cape Coral. Neighbors that spoke with WINK News said Jasmine, the woman in the car, called her boyfriend on Snapchat, and only then the boyfriend called 911, finding her via GPS location. One of those neighbors, Marty Linenko, talked about the officers and the incident. “They sprang into action. There’s no other way to put it in the sprang into action,” Linenko said.



DEPUTY SAVES MAN FROM SUBMERGED CAR, THEN RESPONDS TO ROLLOVER ON SAME NIGHT

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. — One Florida deputy came to the rescue at two different crashes in one night, and it started with the jarring moment when he saw hands gripping the steering wheel of a sinking truck, officials say.



Homestead Police officers rescue man, 8-year-old son from drowning in canal

HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida father is opening up and expressing his gratitude toward the police officers who jumped into action when he and his son found themselves fighting for their lives in a canal. Derrance Hatfield said he’s infinitely grateful after a group of Homestead Police officers risked their lives to save him and his 8-year-old son from drowning, Saturday morning. “As soon as I heard the father screaming, it brought my attention over here,” said Homestead Police Officer Salvador Lopez.



INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DEPUTY HELPS SAVE 3 PEOPLE AFTER CAR CRASHES INTO CANAL

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A deputy in Indian River County raced to rescue three people after a car plunged into a canal earlier this month. Deputy Dan Whittington was responding to another call on Oct. 8 but quickly jumped into action after the crash occurred. "Yeah, I was actually kind of shocked to see the car upside down," he said. "I think I was put there for a reason and just there at the right time, and I'm glad we were able to get all three of them out of the car."



‘MY PRIORITY AT THAT POINT JUST WAS THE KIDS’: HILLSBOROUGH DEPUTY OPENS UP AFTER RESCUING CHILDREN KIDNAPPED IN CARJACKING

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two children were rescued mere minutes after they were kidnapped in a carjacking Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Jonathan Pazmino Alvarez was flagged down Monday around 6:40 p.m. near the area of East 137th Avenue and North 15th Street in Tampa by a man who said his truck had just been stolen with his two young children still inside.



1ST RESPONDERS RESCUE GOATS, HORSES TRAPPED IN FLOODING IN NORTH PORT, VENICE

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Recovery operations in Sarasota County continued into the weekend after Hurricane Ian brought heavy flooding to the southern parts of the county. The photos showed homes partially submerged by floodwater, which nearly reached the rooftop of one house. Other photos showed livestock stuck in the flooding, including horses and goats.



WATCH FLA. DEPUTIES MAKE DRAMATIC FLOOD RESCUE AFTER HURRICANE IAN

Florida deputies formed a human chain to make a daring rescue of a woman who was caught in surging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ian last week. The rescue happened Friday when Orange County sheriff's deputies responded to a woman whose car had been swept away by an "extreme current" in flooding where the Little Econ River surged, according to the department. Body camera captured the deputies wading into the rushing waters to pull the woman to safety.



SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PERFORMS CPR ON A BABY

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Tense moments for a mother whose baby apparently stopped breathing were caught on camera outside a Lee County school. The mother exits the car, which is stationed in the middle of a pickup lane for parents to retrieve their students; with the baby cradled in her arms, she begins shouting for help. Deputy Bill Weaver, a school resource officer, quickly rushes to the mother's aid. The video shows Weaver taking the child and proceeding to give it back thrusts and chest compressions, the infant begins breathing and its life is saved.



RIVIERA BEACH POLICE OFFICER HAILED A HERO FOLLOWING RIP CURRENT RESCUE

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Decades of training and experience boiled down to a few frantic minutes during a nail-biting ocean rescue to save the lives of two people. Officer Joseph Hoffman of the Riviera Beach Police Department has a career in law enforcement spanning over two decades.

"I think the longer you work in community, the more you fall in love with it," Hoffman said. "The citizens and whatnot, you feel almost like they’re your kids."



TWO HIKERS RESCUED BY COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HELICOPTER

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A CCSO helicopter crew rescued two hikers from the Big Cypress Preserve after a storm on Friday.

“It feels good, to know that we helped somebody in need. Helicopter operations are very dangerous. So we didn’t want to spend a lot of time out there – get in and get out. Rescue specialists did a great job. Pilots did a great job,” said Cpl. Matt Macera of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, one of the pilots on the mission.



FHP TROOPERS USE NARCAN TO SAVE MAN FROM OVERDOSE AT LEON CO. REST AREA

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Highway Patrol says its troopers used Narcan on a man who was overdosing at a Leon County rest area early Friday morning, ultimately saving his life.



POLICE SAVE MAN FROM JUMPING FROM ALMA LEE LOY BRIDGE

VERO BEACH – Two policer officers negotiated with a man to stop him from jumping from the Alma Lee Loy Bridge Monday, officials said. Vero Beach Master Police Officer Jason Jones and Officer Greg Matakaetis talked with the man for about 25 minutes.



UNRESPONSIVE MAN PULLED FROM BOAT FIRE IN MARTIN COUNTY

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A Martin County man was taken to a hospital Sunday evening after two marine deputies were able to pull him out of a burning boat. Martin County Sheriff's Office Deputies Buddy Sprott and Dan Hill pulled the unresponsive boater out from the cabin moments before it collapsed. Deputies said the flames from the burning vessel were so hot that they melted part of the sheriff's office boat.



OKALOOSA SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAVE CHILD FROM BURNING HOME

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputies are being treated at a local hospital for smoke inhalation after they saved an autistic child from a burning home, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The sheriff’s office got the call of a home that caught fire on Whispering Oaks Lane near Fort Walton Beach Wednesday afternoon. Deputies went into the home and found the child on the second floor in a bedroom. They were able to bring him out to safety.



WATCH: VOLUSIA COUNTY DEPUTIES USE BOAT TO HELP RESCUE MISSING MAN

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - When a missing man was found in the woods Friday in Volusia County, deputies and neighbors worked together to help rescue him.



COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAVE BICYCLIST’S LIFE

NAPLES, Fla. — Three deputies from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office were nominated for the CCSO Life Saving Award after performing life-sustaining rescue efforts on a bicyclist who was having a heart attack.



'EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE': DELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT RECEIVES MEDAL FOR RESCUING CHILD AT BEACH

DELAND, Fla. — A DeLand Police Department sergeant has received a medal for rescuing a child at a beach. In April, Sgt. Tony Tagle helped a child struggling against the rough surf near the New Smyrna jetty. Police say at the time of the incident, Tagle was fishing from the jetty and off-duty.



ORANGE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAVE MISSING 81-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM POND

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A missing man has been found and rescued by Orange County deputies, and it was all caught on body camera video. "We've been looking for you, buddy. I'm glad we found you man. Thank goodness," a deputy can be heard saying.



FLORIDA OFFICER SAVES DROWNING SWIMMER

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is being congratulated after he saved a swimmer who was drowning off the Gulf. A body camera video caught the officer in action as he ran into the waters behind Sandpiper Cove Condominium.



OFF-DUTY PLANT CITY OFFICER HELPS FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE CHILDREN FROM BURNING PASCO COUNTY HOME

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - An off-duty Plant City police officer is being hailed as a hero after he helped firefighters rescue two children from their burning Zephyrhills home.



OFF-DUTY JSO OFFICER RUSHES TO HELP FAMILY AFTER VEHICLE FLIPS ON BUSY GEORGIA HIGHWAY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer is being called a hero for helping rescue people from a vehicle that flipped over on a busy highway Saturday afternoon.



VOLUSIA DEPUTIES BORROW FAMILY'S BOAT, CAPTURE SUSPECT ON STOLEN JET SKI

Deputies turned to an Ormond Beach family for help after getting calls about a man on a stolen jet ski. In the video above, you can hear a deputy ask a couple to use their boat yesterday afternoon and take them out on the water to track down the man on the stolen jet ski.



OCALA POLICE REVIVE CHOKING BABY AT GOLDEN CORRAL

OCALA, Fla. — This past SundayThis past Sunday, Ocala police responded to the Golden Corral on College Road where a six-day-old baby was choking on his mother's milk and started turning purple.



'WITHOUT HIM, ME AND MY DAUGHTER MIGHT NOT BE HERE': MOM THANKS DEPUTY WHO RESCUED FAMILY FROM FIRE

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Video from a body camera worn by an Orange County Sheriff's deputy shows the wild rescue of a toddler from a burning building.



HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DEPUTIES RESCUE BOY FROM THONOTOSASSA HOUSE FIRE

SEFFNER, Fla. - A 9-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after Hillsborough County deputies rescued him from his burning home in Seffner on Friday.



NEW VIDEO SHOWS HERO TROOPER CRASH INTO DRUNKEN DRIVER TO SAVE SKYWAY 10K RUNNERS

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol shared another video showing the moment a trooper risked her life to save a group of runners from a suspected drunken driver on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Trooper Toni Schuck crashed her patrol SUV into a woman’s vehicle to stop it from hitting runners participating in the Skyway 10k on Sunday morning.



2 CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES, GOOD SAMARITAN ON VIDEO SAVING MAN FROM BURNING CAR

Their bravery is unmatched. The deputies and one good Samaritan did what most do not; run toward danger. “I wasn’t worried about whether or not I’d be able to get him out… I was worried about just getting him out of the car,” said Deputy Parrish. “When I get out of my car I can hear him yelling for me. You know, hey I’m on fire, I need help.”



FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER RESCUES DOG TRAPPED IN MUD

PALM BAY, Fla. - A Central Florida officer came to the rescue of a dog that had got itself stuck neck-deep in mud.



SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE UNVEILS AUTISM AWARENESS PATROL CAR

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson held a press conference Tuesday to unveil a new Autism Awareness Patrol Car. The patrol vehicle will be driven by Deputy Bambi Lynn to help raise awareness in the community.



'I CAME HERE TO JUMP OFF THIS BRIDGE,' MAN TELLS MARTIN COUNTY DEPUTIES WHO RESPOND TO 911 CALL

Members of the sheriff's office behavioral health unit along with the hostage negotiation team responded to the scene and spent about three hours working with the man who said he was distraught over the death of his mother and brother.



OAKLAND OFFICERS BROKE WINDOWS, RESCUED RESIDENTS FROM BURNING HOME

OAKLAND, Fla. —Three Oakland police officers are receiving praise from the department for rescuing two people trapped in a burning building.



HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DEPUTY DELIVERS DOORDASH ORDER AFTER ARRESTING DRIVER

A Hillsborough County deputy had to take a DoorDash delivery into his hands after the sheriff’s office arrested the delivery driver.



FLORIDA CROSSING GUARD SAVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT FROM SPEEDING TRUCK

CRESTVIEW, Fla. – A school crossing guard with the Crestview Police Department saved an elementary school student from harm Wednesday morning with her quick actions.



FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER RESCUES 'VERY YOUNG' BOY FOUND RIDING SCOOTER ON BUSY HIGHWAY

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said a Capitol Police Officer came to the rescue of a "very young" boy who was found riding a scooter along a busy highway in Tallahassee on Tuesday night. The boy told the officer he was trying to go see his mom.



WATCH: OFF-DUTY FLORIDA DETECTIVE SAVES TWO CHILDREN FROM I-95 CAR FIRE

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Two children were seriously hurt in a fiery crash in Flagler County Monday night. “I’m very proud of Detective Gossett and everyone that responded,” said Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly. “A Deputy Sheriff is never off duty and this is a great example of responding to an emergency even while technically ‘off duty’.”