Overview
- Maryland State Police posted body-camera footage Tuesday that shows two troopers in Lusby clearing a baby's blocked airway.
- TFC Taylor Hersh and Cpl. Jonathan Stoltzfus, assigned to the Prince Frederick Barrack, were on a service call when a mother ran up with her choking child.
- The video captures a trooper taking the infant, delivering firm back blows used for infant choking, and seconds later confirming the child was breathing.
- The department praised the response on X, saying quick actions and training prevented a tragic outcome and publicly crediting the two troopers.
- Reports note a similar rescue by a Maryland trooper last month during a traffic stop, underscoring that basic lifesaving skills let first responders act before EMS reaches the scene.