Hero cops save unconscious 22-day-old baby girl who had turned purple after choking on milk

Two New York City police officers are being hailed as heroes after saving the life of an unconscious baby who had turned purple from choking on milk.

Officer Zihan Liu and Jeshua Hernandez of the NYPD’s 2nd District were called to a Brooklyn home on 43rd Street in Sunset Park last week, where they encountered a 22-day-old unconscious girl who was purple from asphyxiation.

“When I held the baby in my hand, the baby was no longer soft, you know, a baby is soft, little baby,” Officer Liu said. ABC 7 News. “I said, oh no, this is not good.”

Bodycam footage showed the moment the two officers arrived at the home last Friday evening around 9:30 p.m.

A harried man is caught running down the stairs and opening the door for the officers, while a woman with a newborn baby quickly follows behind him and immediately passes her to Liu.

“He was translating, you know, talking to them in Mandarin,” Officer Hernandez told ABC. “Once he told me I was choking, my heart stopped.”

But the officers took courageous action and immediately began life-saving measures on the girl.

Heartbreaking bodycam video captured the moment officers arrived at the Brooklyn home where a harried mother handed them her newborn baby last Friday evening.

The incredible footage captured Officer Liu recalling his CPR and first aid training on a fake baby at the academy and repeatedly pushing on the baby girl’s back to loosen the blockage.

The nerve-wracking footage showed Liu turning the baby onto her stomach and slapping her on the back while Hernandez held her mouth open.

“I kept thinking, what if this doesn’t work, what if this doesn’t work. “I thought, what if I don’t do this right, what if I don’t do this right,” Liu said. “I was nervous.”

But luckily he remembered performing CPR and first aid training on a fake baby while in the academy – specifically delivering 15 to 16 consecutive blows to the back – and his preparation ultimately overcame all his doubts.

After Liu repeatedly pushed on the baby girl’s back, loosening the blockage caused by choking on milk, she finally began to cry.

When EMTs arrived on the scene, Liu, who was still holding the baby, seemed to be having a hard time letting go.

The baby was then taken to a hospital for further treatment, but she and her parents are now doing well.

“I took this job because I like helping people, I speak the language, so why not join the force and take care of Chinese people in need,” Liu added.

As Liu consistently hit the child’s back, Hernandez was caught opening her mouth – and she thankfully started crying shortly afterwards

Assistant Chief Charles McEvoy, commanding officer, went to

Assistant Chief Charles McEvoy, commanding officer, went to X on Friday evening to commend the two officers for their incredible rescue on that winter night last month.

“Hats off to Officer Zihan Liu and Officer Jeshua Hernandez of the NYPD 2nd Precinct for their quick and lifesaving actions in providing medical assistance to save the life of a choking girl,” he wrote.

“Their courage, professionalism and dedication to the community are truly commendable.”

And the two heroic Big Apple officers said they were happy to give the young girl a new lease on life.

“I was so happy to be there,” Hernandez added. “If we hadn’t been there, something worse could have happened.”