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Video: Georgia deputy, in his first week on the job, works to free toddler stuck in locked truck

Footage shows the Georgia deputy taking quick action to rescue an 18-month-old child.

Video: Georgia deputy, in his first week on the job, works to free toddler stuck in locked truck

Footage shows the Georgia deputy taking quick action to rescue an 18-month-old child.

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Video: Georgia deputy, in his first week on the job, works to free toddler stuck in locked truck

Footage shows the Georgia deputy taking quick action to rescue an 18-month-old child.

A Georgia deputy fresh on the job is being recognized for helping save a toddler trapped inside a locked vehicle.According to the Candler County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Paine, on only his fourth day with the department, took quick action to rescue a 18-month-old child.In the above bodycam video released this week, you can see the deputy working to unlock the pickup truck.The child was safely freed and no injuries were reported.TRENDING STORIESInvestigation underway after body pulled from South Carolina watersPolice in Georgia issue statewide alert after teen girl diagnosed with bipolar disorder disappears1 teen dead, police officer and child injured after shootings in small South Carolina countyWith the summer months approaching and temperatures on the rise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing reminders for parents and caregivers when it comes to kids in vehicles.A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult'sHeatstroke begins when the core body temperature reaches about 104 degreesA child can die when their body temperature reaches 107 degreesIn 2023, 29 children died of heatstroke in vehiclesIn 2018 and 2019, there was a record number of hot car deaths — 53 children died each year — the most in at least 25 years, according to NoHeatstroke.org.

A Georgia deputy fresh on the job is being recognized for helping save a toddler trapped inside a locked vehicle.

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According to the Candler County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Paine, on only his fourth day with the department, took quick action to rescue a 18-month-old child.

In the above bodycam video released this week, you can see the deputy working to unlock the pickup truck.

The child was safely freed and no injuries were reported.

TRENDING STORIES

With the summer months approaching and temperatures on the rise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing reminders for parents and caregivers when it comes to kids in vehicles.

  • A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult's
  • Heatstroke begins when the core body temperature reaches about 104 degrees
  • A child can die when their body temperature reaches 107 degrees
  • In 2023, 29 children died of heatstroke in vehicles
  • In 2018 and 2019, there was a record number of hot car deaths — 53 children died each year — the most in at least 25 years, according to NoHeatstroke.org.