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| Unconscious baby saved on the side of a Florida freeway during a traffic jam, captured by photojournalist Al Diaz | Unconscious baby saved on the side of a Florida freeway during a traffic jam, captured by photojournalist Al Diaz |
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| When five-month old Sebastian stopped breathing on a highway in the US state of Florida on Thursday, his desperate aunt pulled over and screamed for help. | When five-month old Sebastian stopped breathing on a highway in the US state of Florida on Thursday, his desperate aunt pulled over and screamed for help. |
| Luckily, Pamela Rauseo, 37, was met on the side of the road by a police officer and two fire-fighters who happened to be stuck in the same traffic jam. | Luckily, Pamela Rauseo, 37, was met on the side of the road by a police officer and two fire-fighters who happened to be stuck in the same traffic jam. |
| Just behind Ms Rauseo's car was the award-winning photojournalist Al Diaz - who expertly captured the incredible scene. | Just behind Ms Rauseo's car was the award-winning photojournalist Al Diaz - who expertly captured the incredible scene. |
| Mr Diaz snapped away as Sebastian, who suffers from respiratory problems after his premature birth, was already turning blue. | Mr Diaz snapped away as Sebastian, who suffers from respiratory problems after his premature birth, was already turning blue. |
| He told the Miami Herald, the newspaper which he works for, that he heard Ms Rauseo say: “the baby can’t breathe.” | He told the Miami Herald, the newspaper which he works for, that he heard Ms Rauseo say: “the baby can’t breathe.” |
| “My sister had trusted me with him,” she said. | “My sister had trusted me with him,” she said. |
| The photos depict Ms Rauseo’s desperation, as she kneels on the floor of the freeway and cries. | The photos depict Ms Rauseo’s desperation, as she kneels on the floor of the freeway and cries. |
| The photos show motorists and emergency workers gathering around to try and save the baby, including Lucila Godoy, 34, who left her three-year-old son in her car to perform CPR on Ms Rauseo’s nephew. | |
| While the pair tended to the baby, Mr Diaz searched for more help in the traffic jam. | While the pair tended to the baby, Mr Diaz searched for more help in the traffic jam. |
| He soon found police officer Amauris Bastidas who took over performing CPR. | He soon found police officer Amauris Bastidas who took over performing CPR. |
| "He started breathing and crying. Then he started not breathing again," Mr Bastidas said. | "He started breathing and crying. Then he started not breathing again," Mr Bastidas said. |
| Hearing the emergency call while also stuck in traffic, Anthony Trim and Alvaro Tonanez from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue service joined police staff just as Sebastian began breathing again. | Hearing the emergency call while also stuck in traffic, Anthony Trim and Alvaro Tonanez from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue service joined police staff just as Sebastian began breathing again. |
| The rescue teams kept Sebastian breathing until paramedics arrived, who took the infant to hospital. | The rescue teams kept Sebastian breathing until paramedics arrived, who took the infant to hospital. |
| A spokeswoman told the newspaper that he was in a stable condition on Thursday. | A spokeswoman told the newspaper that he was in a stable condition on Thursday. |