Body cam video showed Officer Jones helping Judith Augustine out of her apartment on the night of June 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got down as low as I could, where the air was the most breathable. I crawled in and I found her about ten to fifteen feet inside the residence,\u201d said Officer Jones.<\/p>\n

The officer said he was on-duty at the time the call came across the radio. All Jones knew was an elderly woman was in trouble inside her apartment at a nearby senior complex and it was quickly filling with smoke. Officer Jones beat the fire department to the front door, flipped on his body cam, and then entered on all fours to drag her out to safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was crawling across the floor, I said, \u2018Lord please don\u2019t let me die like this.\u2019 It was really scary,\u201d said Judith Augustine.<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old woman said she was check out by paramedics and appeared to be fine. She said her apartment filled with smoke from food burning on the stove. Unable to contain the smoke, she crawled to safety, but was unable to use her medical alert device.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not working at the time and I have since gotten it working,\u201d said Augustine.<\/p>\n

Augustine, who lives alone, said her ordeal is a lesson for others who are elderly, especially those with medical issues like her, which recently forced her to a walker.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the two saw each other for the first time since the rescue. Augustine said she thanks God that Officer Jones, who was a former volunteer firefighter, decided to stop by to help that fateful night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of the job, that\u2019s the way I look at it. I mean it really is. I know everybody here would do the same thing,\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n

Augustine said she thanks Jones daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for him, I wouldn\u2019t be here. He saved my life. We could be having a funeral. Thank god I\u2019m not! Thank God to him!\u201d said Augustine.<\/p>\n

She said her apartment sustained some smoke damage, but is still livable.<\/p>\n

Jones credits his quick decisive action to training as a police officer and as a volunteer fire fighter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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