David Chapman helped rescue a boy from electrocution, Warren, Michigan, August 30, 2022. The boy, 8, grabbed a live power line that had been lowered by storms and suspended about 5 feet above a residential street with both hands and was electrocuted. He fell to the pavement. Chapman, 34, police officer, who was on duty, drove to the scene after he was notified of the situation. Chapman saw the boy, who was unconscious, lying underneath the power line. Another officer at the scene got down on his hands and knees and crawled underneath the power line and grasped the boy’s left ankle. Chapman crouched underneath the power line and grasped the boy’s right ankle, and the two pulled him about 10 feet away from the line, at which time the other officer felt an electrical charge in his arm and released the boy. Chapman felt a burning sensation to his right hand from touching the boy and also released him. The other officer performed sternum rubs on the boy, who regained consciousness. Police transported the boy to a nearby hospital. The boy sustained serious injuries, including serious burns to both hands. Chapman was examined at the hospital, but did not require treatment.
