Video shows Homestead officer rescue boy, 12, with autism from water
Body camera video obtained by CBS News Miami shows Officer Carston Addison going into the water on Aug. 2, and the police chief calls it a split-second decision.
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Body camera video obtained by CBS News Miami shows Officer Carston Addison going into the water on Aug. 2, and the police chief calls it a split-second decision.
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The boy, identified by police as Coco, was found in chest-deep waters but was not injured.
