Two Anne Arundel County sheriff's deputies saved an unconscious 2-year-old girl who choked on something while at the Arundel Mills Mall.

The Sheriff's Office said Cpl. Frank Blucher and Cpl. Douglas Schwaab were working security at the mall on the afternoon of Dec. 7, when they were called to the Skechers store.

The deputies found a mother and her daughter, who appeared to be unconscious. Deputies found the girl was not breathing and onlookers said they believed she was choking on something before losing consciousness.

Schwaab picked up the girl, placed her chest down and began performing the infant Heimlich maneuver. The girl spit up on the floor and began gasping for breath. Soon after, she began breathing normally, regained her color and was reaching for her parents, the Sheriff's Office said.

Blucher called for medical assistance, directed them to the store and comforted the parents.

Paramedics arrived shortly afterward and the 2-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for further observation.

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