Police Officer Rescues Child From House Fire in Georgia

Police in Griffin, Georgia, have released a dramatic body cam video showing one of their officers rescuing a child from a burning building.

The footage of the incident, from January 1, shows Sgt. Joe Hudson as he enters the house, struggling against the smoke as he searches for a three-year-old child who was in bed.

Hudson told a local news outlet, “I was looking everywhere and couldn’t find him. Smoke was starting to get to me, so I grabbed some clothes off her bed and put ’em to my face. [I] opened that door and he was laying there on the bed, and I immediately grabbed him and ran out.”

The incident happened on January 1. The local police department made the video public on March 24. Credit: City of Griffin Police Department