Dramatic police body cam footage has captured the moment two Florida police officers manage to help lift a car off a man after it fell on him.
Cape Coral Police said they had been called to reports of a man trapped under his car on Monday after the jack failed, causing it to trap him.
Two officers responded to the scene and managed to lift the vehicle from the unidentified man, saving his life in the process.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital after suffering serious injuries, but has since been released and returned home.
Body cam footage was released on Wednesday showcasing the heroic actions of the officers who arrived at the scene.
Cape Coral Police said they had been called to reports of a man trapped under his car on Monday after the jack failed, causing it to trap him
In the video, the officer can be seeing running up the driveway of the mans home to the red car.
He quickly grabs at the wheel arch and attempts to lift the vehicle up to free the man, as another officer and a separate man also help free him.
‘Let’s try to lift this off ok?’ one officer tells the other in the video, before yelling for a bystander to help. ‘Somebody pull him out!’
The man can then be heard telling the officers, ‘He has a pulse’, as the video ends.
In a statement, the police department said: ‘On October 30, 2023, at 5:47pm, officers working for the Cape Coral Police Department were dispatched to a call for a man trapped under his car.
‘While the man was working on his car, the car jack failed and the car fell on top of him.
The man can be seen here underneath the red vehicle, as the officers grab the wheel arches to free him
The man was rushed to a local hospital after suffering serious injuries, but has since been released and returned home
‘Officer Bridges and Officer Klakowicz arrived on scene. Together, they lifted the car off the man saving his life.
‘Officers ensured the man was still breathing and had a pulse. The man was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. He is now back home.
‘Through the officers’ quick response times and high levels of physical fitness, they saved a man’s life.’