Photo for Headline Surfer / Deputy Cody Cochran, shown at left with Sheriff Ben Johnson, during a medal presentation Tuesday in Daytona Beach, is being lauded for heroism in reviving a baby boy.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just halfway through his rookie year, Volusia County Sheriff's Deputy Cody Cochran responded to a 9-1-1 call radioed from dispatch for an unconscious baby boy that had fallen into a family pool in Deltona.
The child had been removed from the pool, but was limp and unresponsive and had no pulse when the 22-year-old deputy arrived on the scene. The 1-year-old toddler's life was now in Cochran's hands.
"Without a moment to spare, Cochran quickly took charged of the chaotic scene and began administering CPR to the child as he had been taught in his first-aid instruction," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson told Headline Surfer. "After about 30 seconds of CPR, the baby showed its first signs of life as it started to moan and breathe on its own. The baby was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but has since made a full recovery."
"Without a moment to spare, Cochran quickly took charged of the chaotic scene and began administering CPR to the child as he had been taught in his first-aid instruction," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson told Headline Surfer. "After about 30 seconds of CPR, the baby showed its first signs of life as it started to moan and breathe on its own. The baby was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but has since made a full recovery."
In less than a minute, life had been rescued, thanks to Cochran. On Tuesday, Sheriff Ben Johnson took time out to praise Cochran's poise and fast actions on May 25. And for his life-saving heroics, Cochran was awarded the agency's Medal of Merit.
The award was presented during a ceremony this morning in Daytona Beach in front of a large crowd of co-workers who gave Cochran a standing ovation.
"It's not often in a career that someone can come home after a day's work and say: 'Today, I saved a child's life,' " the sheriff told his young deputy. "We're very proud of you for a job well done."
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Posted: Tue, 08/07/2012 - 13:23
About the Byline Writer: Henry Frederick is a member of the working press and publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched in 2008, that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando from Lake Mary, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed close to 150 award-winning bylines in print & online. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade. And Before that worked the same beat for The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz, and the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. • Award-Winning Journalism: Florida Press Club recognizes Headline Surfer for nine stories in 2020 statewide competition. • Award-Winning Journalism of Henry Frederick.