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Dramatic 911 Call Helps Roadside Stranger Save a Newborn's Life (LISTEN)

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26 Mar 2013 34 views
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Dramatic 911 Call Helps Roadside Stranger Save a Newborn's Life (LISTEN)
Imagine driving along and seeing someone standing in the road frantically waving their arms. Would you stop? It's a good thing Ryan Cornelissen did stop. He was the calm presence needed in a crisis to revive a newborn who was not breathing after a man's wife had given birth in the car.

Imagine driving along and seeing someone standing in the road frantically waving their arms. Would you stop?

It's a good thing Ryan Cornelissen did stop. He was the calm presence needed in a crisis to revive a newborn who was not breathing after a man's wife had given birth in the car.

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office Emergency Operations Center responded to Ryan's 911 call on March 16, 2013.

Dispatcher Steven Kukuk guided Ryan so he could save the newborn's life.

(LISTEN to the 911 call below, or read the story from the Macomb Patch)

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