Three Fluvanna County, Virginia sheriff’s deputies rescued an elderly woman with a broken hip from a burning home — and those pivotal moments were captured on camera.
Just after 5:30 a.m on Aug. 2, the deputies responded to a 911 call in Cunningham for a “structure fire with an individual trapped inside,” according to aFacebookstatement from the sheriff’s office.
“Because of the heavy smoke, the deputies had to make multiple entries before” they could rescue the woman, officials said.
Making the rescue even more challenging, the woman had a broken hip, CBS stationWCAVreported.
Thebody cam footagein the video above shows a sheriff’s deputy attempting to enter the home through two doors before finding the woman inside.
“I need help, I can’t carry her,” the deputy tells other responders after he tries to bring the woman outside between fits of coughing.
Near the end of the three-and-a-half-minute clip, the deputies successfully take the senior to safety.
Officials said the responders exited the home shortly before it became “engulfed in flames.”
“The three deputies have thankfully been released from the medical center and are still recovering,” they added in the Aug. 2 statement.
While the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office did not initially identify the three deputies who responded to the fire, the department wrote on Facebook Monday that “we are unbelievably honored to work with ALL of our Sheriff Deputies but especially Deputies Frank Harris Jr., William White, and Jordan Seay-Allen.”
House fire.Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
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As the deputies waited for medical attention after the rescue, they became aware of a “highly intoxicated adult male” near the road, officials said.
“While taking the male into custody, two of the deputies were assaulted,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “It is believed that this may have been the other individual originally reported to have been in the residence.”
“His interaction and arrest are otherwise unrelated to the fire,” officials added of the man, who was charged with public swearing and intoxication.
source: people.com
