Jacob Canturbury is a lively 7-year-old who likes to run around outside and wants to be a police officer when he grows up.
Although Jacob doesnât remember Northfield Police Officer Bart Wiese and Rice County Sgt. Trevor Peterson bringing him into the world as a newborn, heâs more likely to remember the reunion they had outside the Rice County Law Enforcement Center Thursday afternoon.
Sergeant Trevor Peterson and Officer Bart Wiese squat down to say goodbye to Jacob Canterbury outside the Rice County Law Enforcement Center. (Misty Schwab/southernminn.com)
Jacob was the first, and so far the only, baby Wiese or Peterson had ever delivered. Born premature at 2:07 a.m. Aug. 19, 2013, he was airlifted from the hospital to receive emergency care after being born in Dundas, at his grandparentsâ former home.
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Added Wiese: âIt was shocking how small he was.â
Peterson and Wiese stayed with Jennifer and her newborn until the helicopter arrived, but they didnât know for sure how things turned out. That led to some sleepless nights for Wiese, but an email from Linse verified that the baby was named Jacob Alan, and he was doing just fine. That gave both Peterson and Wiese a bit of closure and peace of mind, but they often wondered about the baby they delivered and how he was doing. Now, theyâve seen for themselves that Jacob is doing well.
Before meeting the officer and sergeant who delivered him as a baby, Jacob and his brother toured the police vehicles with Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn. Peterson arrived first and visited with Jennifer and Jacob outside the Law Enforcement Center. Jennifer and Peterson recollected details from the day of Jacob s birth, and Jacob s jaw dropped when he heard he rode in a helicopter as a newborn.
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