Deputy’s Quick Action Saves Baby’s Life

A Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputy whose quick response to a drowned baby call, is being credited for saving the baby’s life. Deputies were dispatched to 8th Avenue in Sun Valley at approximately 12:54 p.m. on Monday, September 11th. Deputy Natasha Rickey arrived on scene within 35 seconds. Deputy Rickey rushed into the residence where she immediately began life-saving measures on a one-year-old boy who had been found unresponsive in a bathtub. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA crews arrived moments later. The infant was rushed to Renown Medical Center and regained consciousness on the way to the hospital.