Plymouth police officer Eric Mitchell's 'decisive action' credited with saving choking infant's life
PLYMOUTH – A Plymouth police officer's fast response is being credited with saving a choking infant's life.
Police said the baby, Isadora, is one of a set of twins that Rita da Silva Fritz delivered in June at 28 weeks. She was the first twin that was able to leave the hospital and go home. She began choking during a feeding Sunday morning. Isadora's 9-year-old sister called 911.
Officer Eric Mitchell arrived on scene within two minutes of the call. He found the baby unresponsive and not breathing.
Mitchell put the infant facedown over his arm, began back blows and cleared the baby's mouth.
"If the police did not intervene as they did, it would have been a tragic outcome for the premature child," paramedics told police after the incident.
The Plymouth Police Department commended Mitchell for his "quick response, and decisive action which saved this infant's life."
Isadora was brought to Children's Hospital Boston, where she is on oxygen. She is expected to return home in about a week.
