NEW ORLEANS, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) commends the bravery of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who saved a child from drowning in a pool in Florida.
On May 16, ICE law enforcement officer Gregory Simmonds saw a 6-year-old child floating unconscious in a pool in Pasco County, Florida and immediately jumped into the pool to rescue the child.
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Officer Gregory Simmonds, ERO Tampa
After removing the unconscious child from the water, Officer Simmonds rendered life-saving CPR until the child regained consciousness. Local authorities said that the child is expected to make a full recove...