There was a happy reunion on Long Island on Wednesday. The parents of a newborn thanked the Nassau County police officers and medics who helped deliver the baby last month at their home. GusoffTV reports.
police officers and medics who helped deliver the baby last month at their home.That fateful day, Aug. 14, was celebrated. One month ago Nassau officers and medics answered an urgent 911 call in Baldwin Harbor. Deshay Thomas-Moore, a Rikers Island corrections officer and experienced mom, was 37 weeks pregnant and realized her third child wasn't waiting.
"Our doctor is in the city, so I'm like, 'OK, we are not making it to the city,'" father Bobby Moore said.Family reunited with 911 dispatcher who helped deliver their baby by the side of the road"The baby was coming, There was no and ifs, ands, or buts about it," Officer Kevin Salvador said."We all looked at each other and realized let's hunker down and get it done, and we did.
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