80 percent burnt 19 years old boy made honorary police officer in Texas
A boy who surprisingly made it after a fire disaster left him 80 percent burnt of his body has been honoured with an honorary police officer in Texas.
Zaid Garcia 19, from Galveston, Texas, lost both his hands, eyes and right arm at the age of two after a candle fell onto his blankets while he was sleeping.
According to the Doctors reports, Garcia would never survive the fourth-degree burns — but after countless operations and skin grafts the toddler beats the odds.
And now officers in Texas have made a dream he has had ever since he was 10 years old come true by making him a member of their squad, KPRC-TV reports.
‘I am so excited, really, I have no words, he said.
‘This is like one of the best days of my life.’
‘I told her, mom, I think I can do it, you know, and to be honest I didn’t even believe it myself.’
He added: ‘Since my accident happened, I like to protect people. So my dream was kinda like to be a police officer.’
On a visit to Houston Police Department’s Academy in North Houston, officers presented him with a junior uniform — which made him jump up and down with excitement.
Chief, Troy Finner, also gave him a certificate to officially make him an honorary member.
