- Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department had responded to a call of a man trapped under a vehicle after the jack he was using collapsed on him
- Bodycam footage captured the moment the two officers managed to lift the man’s red vehicle, saving his life
- The man was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, but has since been released and returned home
Dramatic police CCTV footage has captured the moment two Florida police officers manage to lift a car off a man after it fell on him.
Cape Coral police said they were called to reports of a man trapped under his car Monday after the jack failed, trapping him.
Two officers arrived on the scene and managed to lift the unknown man’s vehicle, saving his life.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, but has since been released and returned home.
Bodycam footage was released on Wednesday showing the heroic actions of the officers who arrived on the scene.
Cape Coral police said they were called to reports of a man trapped under his car Monday after the jack failed, trapping him.
In the video, the officer is seen running into the driveway of the man’s home toward the red car.
He quickly grabs the wheel well and tries to lift the vehicle to free the man, while another officer and a separate man also help free him.
“Let’s try to get this over with, okay?” one officer tells another in the video before calling for help from a bystander. “Someone get him out!”
The man is then heard telling the officers, “He’s got a pulse,” as the video ends.
In a statement, police said: “On October 30, 2023, at 5:47 p.m., officers from the Cape Coral Police Department were dispatched to a call for a man trapped under his car.
‘While the man was working on his car, the jack broke and the car fell on top of him.
The man is seen here underneath the red vehicle as officers grab the wheel arches to free him
The man was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, but has since been released and returned home
“Officer Bridges and Officer Klakowicz arrived on scene. Together they lifted the car off the man who saved his life.
‘Officers made sure the man was still breathing and had a pulse. The man was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. He is back home now.
‘Thanks to the fast response times and the high physical condition of the officers, they saved a man’s life.’