BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The South Carolina Sheriffsโ Association recognized 18 deputies across the state with the Medal of Valor for going above the call of duty. Corporal William Kimbro with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office was among the officers recognized Thursday in Columbia.
Kimbro and the other deputies were honored for exhibiting exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness and acting with unusual swiftness, regardless of their personal safety, in an attempt to save or protect human life.
On June 11, Cpl. Kimbro was conducting a routine patrol in the unincorporated Summerville area of Berkeley County when he stopped a vehicle for speeding. What happens next was all captured on his department-issued body camera:
After stopping the vehicle, the driver immediately exited the car and exclaimed that the baby in her vehicle had stopped breathing. Deputy W. Kimbro knew he needed to act immediately to save the babyโs life.
Deputy Kimbro made contact with the 12-day-old baby and her mother in the vehicle. The mother told the deputy the baby stopped breathing after drinking from a bottle. Deputy Kimbro took the babyโs limp body and performed lifesaving first aid. As a result, he was able to get the baby to breathe again until EMS arrived.
Because of Deputy Kimbroโs steadfast, professional and heroic response, the 12-day old baby was able to live. He was awarded the โLife-Saving Medalโ from Sheriff Lewis for his heroic actions that day.
SEE ALSO:
- Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony Honors the Fallen
- Community Honors St. Stephen Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty
- Monument Honors Two Fallen Moncks Corner Police Officers
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