Viral video shows local man performing CPR to save frozen kitten

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BEAR LAKE — A Cedar Hills man was recently awarded by PETA for saving the life of a frozen kitten, and the video his brother captured of the miraculous incident has since gone viral.

Justin Bingham said he was visiting Bear Lake with his family for Thanksgiving when the incident occurred. He said it had snowed heavily the night before and his family was headed out to play in the snow when the kitten was discovered in the yard of their cabin.

Bingham said the 8-week-old kitten was lying face down in the snow and its eyes were frozen open. His relatives thought it was dead but Bingham, who had done some pre-veterinarian work at BYU, said he thought it was still alive, so he grabbed the kitten and ran inside the cabin.

He began warming the kitten in front of the fireplace and started doing chest compressions and rubbing the kitten to warm it up. Bingham said he did alternating rubbing and chest compressions on the kitten for about an hour before the kitten showed signs of life. His brother, Branden Bingham, captured the intense moments on his HERO4 GoPro and submitted the video to GoPro.

Photo credit: Becca Bush
Photo credit: Becca Bush

The video was included in the GoPro Awards official selection and quickly garnered more than 1 million views after being posted on YouTube Monday.

The kitten made a full recovery and was adopted by Branden Bingham who named it Lazarus.

Members of PETA heard about the incredible experience and decided to award Justin Bingham with the Compassionate Action Award for going above and beyond to save the kitten.

Be sure to watch the video to see the amazing rescue.

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