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Pittsburgh Officer Revives 3-Week-Old Baby

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh police officer saved a baby from respiratory arrest on Sunday.

At about 5 p.m., Officer Aaron Conner was the first on the scene after officers were dispatched to the 5700 block of Centre Avenue for an unresponsive infant.

According to police, Conner found a 3-week old baby girl on the living room floor, not breathing. Family members said the baby may have swallowed water while they were bathing her.

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Photo Courtesy Of Pittsburgh Police.

After Conner performed CPR, the baby began spitting-up water and started to cough before breathing on her own.

The child was taken to UPMC Children's Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

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