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  "textContent": "Two Maryland state troopers jumped into action over the weekend to help save a choking infant.\n\n## Troopers save infant\n\nThe Maryland State Police shared body camera footage of the March 21 incident on social media. Trooper Taylor Hersh and Corporal Jonathan Soultzfus from MDSP's Prince Frederick Barrack, were responding to the scene.\n\n**SUGGESTED:** Watch: Surf coach saves father, daughter from rip current in California\n\nOn the body camera footage, a woman can be heard shouting, \"I need help, my baby is choking,\" as the two troopers run to the house.\n\nOne of the troopers grabs the baby from the mother's hands and begins the Heimlich maneuver, hitting the child on the back several times.\n\nSeconds later, the boy is seen moving, and the troopers confirm he's breathing.\n\nThe department praised the two troopers' actions on social media on Tuesday.\n\n\"Their quick actions and training made all the difference, preventing what could have been yet another tragic outcome,\" a post on X read. Job well done by Maryland's Finest!\"",
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