Officers Hiltz and Reilly were the first on the scene after a Virginia family called 911 to say that their baby was unexpectedly born at home and wasn't breathing.
The Alexandria Police Department shared the story on Facebook, writing,
As first responders, their training immediately kicked in, and without hesitation, Officer Hiltz began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while Officer Reilly managed to keep the family calm. After two rounds of CPR Officer Hiltz located a pulse and the baby began to "fuss", as Officer Hiltz described it. The sound of a newborn baby crying could be heard throughout the home.
Officer Hiltz, who successfully performed CPR on baby Luis IV, said of the moment,
My entire focus was on making sure baby Luis was going to be okay. It felt amazing to hear him cry. In that moment all the stress and fear of the situation just left me.
EMS responders arrived just a few minutes later but credited Officer Hiltz's quick action for saving the newborn's life.
Officer Hiltz went on to say,
I'm just lucky to get to go to work and do the job I love. It's this kind of call, getting to help baby Luis and his family, that makes this job so rewarding and worth it.
Though Luis had a very sudden and traumatic birth, after only a few days in the NICU he was able to return home along with his mother, and the two are both doing well.
The two police officers returned to visit the newborn once he was home.
From Officer Hiltz:
You could just feel the excitement and pride of Mom and Dad.
You can clearly see the joy on everyone's faces that their story had a happy ending thanks to these two local heroes!
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