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Bodycam Shows Officers and Neighbor Catch 8-Year-Old Jumping From Asbury Park Fire

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of the blaze.

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Overview

  • Officers Dewitt Bacon and John Walsh, with neighbor Joseph Dunbar, urged the child to jump and caught him outside the two-family home at 510 Prospect Ave.
  • The rescue happened just before 9 a.m. Monday, and police body-worn camera video documents the moment and the responders' commands.
  • The boy was taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation and is expected to recover, with no other injuries reported.
  • Two occupants on the first floor self-evacuated, and the child was upstairs alone when the fire broke out, according to reports.
  • Asbury Park Social Services and the American Red Cross are assisting displaced residents while Monmouth County Fire Marshals continue the investigation.