ICE agent saves life of 'unresponsive' 1-year-old boy in JFK airport as panic ensues in TSA security line

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cause saved the beingness of a 1-year-old lad Wednesday who stopped breathing portion successful enactment astatine New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said. 

The cause was assisting Transportation and Security Administration agents astatine the airdrome erstwhile helium responded to a aesculapian exigency involving the child, the Department of Homeland Security said. 

The lad became unresponsive successful the arms of his father, DHS said. Security footage from wrong the airdrome showed a rider successful a TSA Precejcl enactment holding the boy. 

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An ICE cause rushed to prevention the beingness of a 1-year-old lad astatine New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport this week.  (Department of Homeland Security)

The child's arms became lifeless, sparking a panic arsenic his begetter scrambled to find help. 

An cause moving his station heard the father's screams and panic from passengers and rushed to the scene. He assessed the kid and began performing the Heimlich maneuver, DHS said. 

After a fewer seconds, the kid started to respire again. Responding paramedics evaluated the boy, and helium was steadfast capable to fly. 

"This heroic serviceman instantly sprang into action—rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing aft astir 2 minutes," DHS said. "This officer’s bonzer bravery embodies the selfless work of DHS instrumentality enforcement."

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An ICE agents saved the beingness of an unresponsive kid astatine JFK airdrome successful New York City connected Wednesday.  (Department of Homeland Security)

The lad was the 2nd kid to beryllium saved by ICE successful caller weeks. On Feb. 20, a 4-year-old lad was saved by off-duty ICE agents successful Massachusetts erstwhile helium fell into a edifice swimming excavation and astir drowned. 

The agents happened to beryllium wrong a edifice successful Plymouth erstwhile they were approached by a panicked pistillate seeking assistance for the unresponsive child. 

The agents performed CPR earlier paramedics arrived. 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen astatine Terminal 1 of JFK. An ICE cause connected Wednesday saved the beingness of a 1-year-old lad astatine JFK aft helium performed the Heimlich maneuver, the Department of Homeland Security said.  (Getty Images)

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"If our agents had not been determination and stepped up, this would person been a tragic outcome," ICE said astatine the time. "Because of their training, these 2 agents were capable to prevention a life. Our agents are genuinely the champion of the best. Every azygous time they enactment their lives connected the enactment to prevention American lives."