By WMBD TV

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington has awarded Officers Jacob Shepard and Ronald Fryman with the Life Saving Award.

Officers Shepard and Fryman received the award for saving a two-week-old child who was not breathing back in June.

According to the Bloomington police Facebook page, the officers were dispatched to the scene with Officer Shepard arriving first. Upon entering he found the child, who was grey in color, lying on the floor not breathing. He then began performing CPR on the child until Officer Fryman arrived to take over.

Fryman continued performing CPR on the child while paramedics arrived and began working on medical aid. Shepard worked to keep the parents calm by exchanging updates between medical personnel and the family.

“Officer Fryman performed CPR for more than 13 minutes continuously until the child was transferred to the care of hospital staff.” The Bloomington Police Department said

The two were nominated for the award by an unnamed detective.

“Throughout the incident, Officers Shepard and Fryman remained calm and demonstrated proficiency in providing first aid to the child. As a result of their actions, the child survived.” He said.

This is not the first award Officer Fryman has received, as he was recently given a life-saving medal by General Joseph Bartholomew chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

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