By Joanna Putman
Police1
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne police officer rescued a 3-year-old boy after finding him floating on his back in a neighbor’s pool, 6ABC Philadelphia reported.
Body camera footage captured the moment Officer Evan Myers found the child floating on his back and pulled him from the water.
The boy’s father, Alex Cavillo, said his son had managed to get to the pool through an opening in a fence on Sept. 22.
“I look out the kitchen doorway and see that the garage door was open, so I immediately ran out and started looking for him and couldn’t find him,” Cavillo told WPTA-TV.
Officer Myers, while searching the area, heard crying and discovered the child floating on his back in the pool, according to the report. Footage from his bodycam shows him pulling the boy to safety.
The boy’s mother, Savannah Ybarra, expressed deep gratitude for Myers’ efforts.
“I want to personally thank him deeply for being able to find my son,” she said.
The family said they plan to install a fence around their own property to prevent future incidents, according to the report.
