On Monday, September 2, 2019, Officer Ian Crocker was dispatched to assist the Riverside Fire Department and American Medical Response with a drowning call at an apartment complex community pool. Officer Crocker responded to the call with lights and siren. When he arrived, he went to the pool in the middle of the complex and found a mother standing over her three-year-old child, Elena, while a family friend was attempting lifesaving measures. Officer Crocker was advised the child had been pulled from the bottom of the pool minutes earlier. Officer Crocker immediately conducted an assessment of little Elena and realized she was not breathing and had no pulse. Officer Crocker then initiated lifesaving measures by administering CPR. Officer Crocker administered two cycles of CPR while waiting for medical personnel to arrive. When RFD paramedics arrived, they took over compressions while Officer Crocker continued administering breaths. Elena was moved to an AMR ambulance and transported to Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley as paramedics continued lifesaving measures during transport. RFD reported Elena had a pulse when she arrived at the hospital. Elena was seen by emergency room staff and was intubated for several days. Elena thankfully survived the event. A few days later, she was released from the hospital and she returned home with her family. Since the incident, Elena has made a full recovery. Riverside Fire Department Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst, who responded to the call that day, reached out to the police department after the incident and said, “I cannot praise enough the officer’s actions. I am speechless by his actions in performing mouth-to-mouth CPR. I am very lucky to have my family live in this city to be protected and served by my extended family in blue. Thank you for all you do for us.”