NORWOOD -- A Norwood-Norfolk Central graduate saved a child’s life last week while on the job as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.

“My partner and I took off running,” he said.

When he arrived on scene he was handed the limp body of an 8-month old boy.

As Warner began CPR on the baby, the child’s mother was “extremely distraught” in the background, Warner said.

The child had no visible pulse and was not showing signs of breathing, he said. After about 10 chest compressions, the child took a gasp of air.

“That was a huge sigh of relief,” the hero said. “

About a minute later a pediatric nurse arrived on scene and took over. She believed the child was having a seizure, Warner said.

Fire and rescue personnel arrived a short time later and rushed the baby off to the hospital.

Warner, who is father to a two-year girl, said this is the first time he has had to use his life-saving training in a real situation.

“You hope you never have to use training like this … it was very scary,” he said. But thanks to his training he was able to save the child’s life.

It is believed that the mother and child were visiting from Jamaica and were still in the U.S. Warner said he hopes to reunite some time with the mother and baby to see if they are doing well.

Warner is the son of Norwood Mayor Tim Levison, and Shelley Warner-Levison.

“We are very proud,” Warner-Levison said.