An Alabama police officer is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a one-year-old girl who accidentally ingested illegal drugs. When Deputy Jordan Agee arrived at the home, he was told that the girl had been unconscious for about 30 minutes after possibly ingesting fentanyl.
Agee gave the girl Narcan and began trying to resuscitate her. After a few minutes, she started to breathe again.
"Hey, sweetheart, can you hear me? OK, she's breathing. There you go," Agee says.
The infant girl was transported to the hospital and is listed in stable condition.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office released Agee's body camera footage on Facebook, which shows him bringing the young girl back to life.
The girl's mother, identified as 31-year-old Jeanette Lashay Bell, told officers that her daughter found her drug paraphernalia and put it in her mouth. Bell was taken into custody and charged with chemical endangerment of a child. She is being held on a $15,000 bond.
Agee told WBRC that he wasn't focused on how the girl ingested the drugs and was just worried about her well-being.
"We were just worried about getting the baby back breathing," Agee told the news station.
"It's an awakening to anybody else who has substance abuse that these kinds of things can affect your children," he added.