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Police officers help deliver baby during speeding stop near Warrnambool
Two police officers helped deliver a baby after stopping a speeding car near Warrnambool, in Victoria, Australia.
Sergeant Liam Cook and Constable Angus Hill were on patrol on the Princes Highway near Dennington just after 2am on October 19.
The driver, Joel, told them his wife, Jamie-Lee, was in labour and asked if they could help catch the baby.
The baby arrived before an ambulance could get there, with Constable Hill supporting Jamie-Lee and Sergeant Cook assisting with the delivery.
Their daughter, Ashlee, was born within two minutes, and the officers wrapped her warmly.
The healthy baby and her parents were taken to hospital after an ambulance arrived.
The family later reunited with the officers in Warrnambool and thanked them.
The roadside birth became a career highlight for the officers, who said the experience showed how varied police work can be.
Two Warrnambool police officers helped deliver a baby after stopping a speeding car near Dennington.
The stop happened just after 2am on October 19, when the driver told officers his wife was in labour.
Sergeant Liam Cook helped the father deliver the baby while Constable Angus Hill supported the mother.
Baby Ashlee was born within two minutes, and an ambulance later took her and her parents to hospital.
The family reunited with the officers in Warrnambool the day before the story was published.
- Who
- Sergeant Liam Cook and Constable Angus Hill helped Jamie-Lee and Joel deliver their daughter, Ashlee.
- What
- The officers assisted with a roadside birth after stopping a speeding car.
- When
- Just after 2am on Monday, October 19.
- Where
- On the Princes Highway near Dennington, near Warrnambool, Australia.
- Why
- The officers stopped the blue SUV for going slightly above the speed limit. The driver told them his wife was in labour.
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Officers stopped a blue SUV going slightly above the speed limit on the Princes Highway near Dennington.
Baby Ashlee was born with Sergeant Cook's help.
An ambulance arrived and took Ashlee and her parents to hospital.
Jamie-Lee and Joel reunited with the two officers in Warrnambool.
- Officers
- Sergeant Liam Cook and Constable Angus Hill
- Location
- Princes Highway near Dennington, near Warrnambool
- Stop
- Blue SUV travelling slightly above the speed limit
- Birth
- Baby Ashlee was born within two minutes
- Family
- Ashlee is the couple's second child
What people are saying
Are you any good at catching babies?
We're lucky we had such great fellas to experience it with us
Nine times out of 10, we're dealing with people on their worst day, so it was lovely to deal with someone on their best day
It was a really special moment for us to be involved in as well, to share the news that they had a daughter