UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Infant Suffers Cardiac Arrest Seemingly During Church Service

By DAVID GREENE

PEOPLE ARE SEEN on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 2.34 p.m. outside Bethel Global Methodist Church, located at 3404 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, where a 2-year-old infant was reportedly administered CPR following a cardiac arrest during a Sunday service of Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia (The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace) which, according to Bethel Global Methodist Church, is renting the church space on Sundays from Bethel Global Methodist Church.
Photo by David Greene

A female infant reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in the vicinity of Kingsbridge Heights church on Sunday and was later transferred to hospital, emergency services offiicials said. Her condition is unknown.

According to police radio transmission exchanges on the incident, police were heard saying that when they arrived at Bethel Global Methodist Church at 3404 Bailey Avenue on Sunday afternoon, July 14, a 2-year-old baby girl was apparently not breathing and CPR was already being administered (possibly by a civilian).

Before the child was transported to a local hospital, a police officer on scene was heard saying that the child was breathing once again.

CONGREGANTS EXIT SUNDAY service on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 3.30 p.m. which was being held at Bethel Global Methodist Church, located at 3404 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, where a 2-year-old infant was administered CPR following a cardiac arrest, during a Sunday service of Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia (The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace) which, according to Bethel Global Methodist Church, is renting the church space on Sundays from Bethel Global Methodist Church.
Photo by David Greene

A representative from FDNY/EMS later confirmed that emergency services were alerted to a report of a cardiac arrest on Sunday, July 14, at 2.09 p.m. at 3404 Bailey Avenue, between West 234th Street and Bailey Place, the address for Bethel Global Methodist Church.

They said one patient was transported to Montefiore Medical Center and neither the patient’s condition nor their description was known. Meanwhile, when contacted about the incident, the NYPD referred us to the FDNY.

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Norwood News has attempted to reach Bethel Global Methodist Church for comment and were advised that Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia (The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace) rents the church space on Sundays from Bethel Global Methodist Church. We are attempting to reach Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia for comment therefore and will update this story upon receipt of any response.

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*Síle Moloney contributed to this story.

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