LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - Gulfport Seabee and combat lifesaver Jerry Johnson heard a little girl yell, "Call 911! The baby's not breathing!"
The Sun-Herald reports that Johnson ran upstairs and used CPR to get 19-month-old Ayden Ladner breathing again before the ambulance came Thursday.
Kay Dolan, who was babysitting her grandchildren, says Ayden went stiff and turned blue just after his bath.
Long Beach police say the baby would have died without Johnson.
Chief Wayne McDowell says he's working on a Citizen's Award for him.
Until Thursday night, Johnson didn't even know his neighbors by name.
Now Dolan says if she had a million dollars, she'd give it to Johnson.
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