NYPD officers save choking 2-year-old boy, bodycam video shows

A rookie NYPD officer is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who was choking just weeks after coming to the rescue of another choking baby.

Officer Freddy Cerpa and his partner, Officer Megan Ficken, responded on Jan. 16 to a 911 call involving an unconscious 2-year-old boy who was choking in the Bronx.

Body camera video captured the tense moments as officers worked to clear the child’s airway.

The boy soon showed signs of life. The child, who had been choking on mucus...