Body camera footage shows the moment a local hero rescued a child from a burning home in Lafayette, Ind. – twitchy.com

Police in Lafayette, Ind. released body camera footage that captured the moment “local hero Nick Bostic” carried a 6-year-old out of a burning building despite suffering a serious wound to his arm and severe smoke inhalation.

Check it out:

STUNNING: LPD body cam video shared with @WLFI shows local hero Nick Bostic carrying a 6-year-old child from a burning Lafayette home. pic.twitter.com/iinKcwKlux

— Joe Paul (@joesampaul) July 14, 2022

According to reports, Bostic had already rescued four other children from the home before police arrived:

Bostic, who was just walking by, had already saved four siblings sleeping in the home when he rushed back into the flames for the remaining child. More to the story here: https://t.co/DgYGwqQFTB

— Joe Paul (@joesampaul) July 14, 2022

Bostic reportedly cut his arm breaking a window on the second story to escape:

As you can see in the video, Bostic was bleeding heavily from a cut on his arm. He broke a window on the second story and jumped, cradling the child in his arms. He was released from the hospital yesterday after recovering from severe smoke inhalation.

— Joe Paul (@joesampaul) July 14, 2022

Cop in the video: “I know this is going to hurt, OK? But we’re going to stop the bleeding.”

Bostic: “Go for it.”

More body cam video shows an officer put a tourniquet on Bostic’s arm.

Officer: “I know this is going to hurt, OK? But we’re going to stop the bleeding.”

Bostic: “Go for it.” pic.twitter.com/JuZ5mfpIsU

— Joe Paul (@joesampaul) July 14, 2022

And here’s Bostic worried more about the child than himself:

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Bostic: “Is the baby OK? Please tell me that baby’s OK.” pic.twitter.com/weTJZ8lKXt

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— Joe Paul (@joesampaul) July 14, 2022

Yeah, it’s getting a little dusty in here for us, too.

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