An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer is being praised for diving fully clothed into a Florida community pool to rescue an unconscious 6-year-old child from drowning.
Heroic Rescue
ICE officer Gregory Simmonds described the moment he knew something was wrong and delivered a message to those who oppose his agency. Simmonds was attending his son’s end-of-year soccer party in Pasco County, Florida, when he noticed a pool attendant pointing at something in the water.
After asking one of his son’s teammates to check on the child, Simmonds realized something was wrong. He leaped into action to get the child out of the water, performing life-saving CPR.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted about Simmonds’ actions online, calling him ‘heroic’ and noting that the child is expected to make a full recovery.
Acting Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis connected the rescue to recent anti-ICE sentiment, noting that officers put their lives on the line to help others.
Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
