Murfreesboro Fire Rescue first responders saved a 5-week-old baby locked inside a hot SUV earlier this month, and now are sharing their stories.
“Your stomach drops because you don’t know how the outcome is going to be,” Murfreesboro Fire Rescue firefighter Tyson Donaldson told WSMV 4 News.
The firefighters were called to the Kroger's parking lot for a welfare check on a woman acting strangely.
When officers arrived, they found 27-year-old Alexandria Lee standing outside a locked SUV swaying to keep her balance.
Police officers on the scene told the firefighters that there might be a baby inside the car.
The car windows were tinted and the weather was extremely hot, so they wasted no time and smashed the windows to get in.
“You could feel the heat coming out of the car,” engineer Marc Cartwright told WSMV. “When we broke the window and got the back door open, we immediately got the baby out of the car seat. It was very hot to the touch, sweaty, almost lifeless.”
As the men worked to cool the baby, an off-duty nurse came over to help.
Police found a half-empty bottle of tequila in the car and Lee was arrested. As for the baby, the firefighters quick actions saved his life.
“It’s the reason we do the job. We might have 10 bad outcomes, but the one makes it worth it.,” Donaldson said.
