Hialeah officers rescue blind elderly man found lying face down in canal

Two Hialeah Police Officers were honored during a city council meeting after displaying heroic actions in saving a blind man s life after he was exposed face down in a canal Officer Kevin Coloma and Sgt Richard Aguero were honored Tuesday for their quick actions and a job well done It began when a resident nearby saw the man fall into the water on May She explained News in Spanish she saw him fall in front of her house and into a canal near West Fifth Avenue and West th Street She ran inside and called Police body camera video captured the officers arriving to the canal a short time later Officer Coloma straightaway jumped into the canal and pulled the man to the banks Pulling him out of the water Coloma is heard saying on body camera video Once the man identified as -year-old Bruce Barrett was pulled to safety Sgt Aguero started CPR Flip him over There you go come on revealed Aguero on body camera video Within two minutes the responding officers detected a pulse and Barrett began breathing Put him in recovery position Stand by Good job guys mentioned an officer Barrett was taken to the hospital in stable condition and is now recovering from the affair It remains unclear how the blind man ended up in the canal but his sister notified News she is thankful for the work of the Hialeah Police Officers We greatly appreciate them because if it wasn t for them he wouldn t be there in the present day Barrett s sister revealed over the phone She disclosed she looks forward to meeting the officers and thanking them in person