Officer becomes godfather after saving choking baby's life

Monday, October 10, 2016
A police officer is being heralded as a hero after he saved the life of a 2-month-old baby last month.

In late September, veteran Georgia police officer Kenneth Knox was called to help a choking child. When he arrived on the scene, Knox said little Ma'Yavi Parham wasn't breathing and had turned blue. Her parents told him they had tried CPR without any luck.
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"I did reverse CPR and was able to suck the cereal out of her throat and she began breathing again," Knox said. "Out of my 25 years being a cop this is my greatest and most profound accomplishment and it made every second of those 25 years worth it all. I am forever humbled and changed by this. Little Miss Parham will forever be a part of my life," Officer Kenneth Knox wrote.
Now, he says little Ma'Yavi's parents have asked him to be her godfather.
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