Dramatic bodycam shows New Jersey child, 8, leap from second-story window into officer’s arms as blaze engulfs home

Harrowing video shows the moment an 8-year-old New Jersey boy miraculously jumped into the arms of a police officer from a second-floor window as fire quickly engulfed his home.

Fire was spewing out of the first-floor windows of the Asbury Park home when first responders arrived on scene at around 8:45 a.m. on Monday, the Asbury Park Police Department told NJ.com.

Officers John Walsh and Dewitt Bacon were at the scene when emergency workers realized that residents were still inside as flames rapidly devoured the home.

Dramatic bodycam footage from one of the officers showed the duo, alongside local resident Joseph Dunbar, rushing to the side of the home when a child screamed out for help…

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