A Canadian mother of an infant credits 乌鸦传媒渜uick and professional乌鸦传媒� efforts of U.S. border officers with saving the life of her six-month-old girl after she stopped breathing in the Pacific Highway lineup last week.

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The mother 乌鸦传媒� a South Surrey woman who asked to not be identified 乌鸦传媒� said she was in line waiting to go to Blaine when she noticed something wasn乌鸦传媒檛 right with her daughter, who had just woken from a nap.

乌鸦传媒淚 watched the whole thing in the rear-view mirror,乌鸦传媒� the shaken, but relieved mother recounted of the scene that unfolded on the afternoon of Sept. 7.

乌鸦传媒淚 really thought she乌鸦传媒檇 died.乌鸦传媒�

The mother explained that she was just about at the customs booth when she realized her daughter was in medical distress.

乌鸦传媒淗er head kind of cranked to the side and I saw her arms go up and they were shaking.

乌鸦传媒淚 put the car in park and I screamed for help as I was opening her back door. I knew something was terribly wrong.乌鸦传媒�

As border officers and fellow travellers ran to assist, the infant started to turn blue.

乌鸦传媒淚 thought I was holding my dead baby,乌鸦传媒� the mom said.

The strangers took the infant, and, according to a news release issued Monday by US Customs and Border Protection, 乌鸦传媒淐BP officers were able to re-establish breathing in the infant.乌鸦传媒�

The mom estimated her daughter came to after about 90 seconds.

North Whatcom EMTs responded to the scene, and the mother and daughter were transferred back to Canada, then to Surrey Memorial Hospital. The mom said she was told the seizure was likely due to a sudden spike in fever, and said she wants parents to be aware that something like that can happen without warning.

The mother 乌鸦传媒� talking to PAN via phone, as her infant could be heard gurgling happily in the background 乌鸦传媒� said she also wants to thank those who helped last week. Border officers and fellow travellers all rushed to the family乌鸦传媒檚 side.

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乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 just so grateful for those guys that, literally, held me up. They all came running and were so loving and so concerned, obviously.

乌鸦传媒淭o see a mom and baby going through that, is something that乌鸦传媒檚 not even in horror movies,乌鸦传媒� she said.

The infant is 乌鸦传媒渂ack to herself,乌鸦传媒� her mom added.

In Monday乌鸦传媒檚 CBP news release, area port director Kenneth Williams said the scenario 乌鸦传媒減ortrays CBP乌鸦传媒檚 commitment to protect and serve our communities and the travelling public.乌鸦传媒�