An Orange police officer is being celebrated as a hero after rescuing a 7-month-old girl who was choking on a hair clip. The lifesaving moment was captured on emotional bodycam video.
Corporal Greggory Cates was on patrol on Jan. 19 when a frantic mother called 911, reporting that her baby was unable to breathe. Cates arrived first and encountered the mother running into the street with the infant in her arms.
“When I got there, the mom was running out to the street because her baby was choking on a hair clip. It was pretty intense, just the situation. And mom handed me the baby,” Cates said…