The happy 16-month-old boy and his grateful family reunited with deputies Jose Cruz and Erik Nava, who are credited with saving Kevin Lopez's life.
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"We're grateful that Kevin is here with us today. I have two kids of my own, almost the same age, and I wouldn't want to go through that," Cruz said.
Kevin ended up trapped in a motorized gate that day, and a neighbor pulled him out and called for help.
Nava, a father as well, was the first to arrive on scene.
"Seeing him limp, lifeless and discolored, I immediately took action and conducted CPR," Nava said.
Cruz arrived moments later and joined in the CPR. The pair carried his tiny body to the ambulance the moment it arrived.
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"As soon as they put the ambu bag over his face and gave him a good pump, we heard that cry, and it was a sigh of relief. It was a great feeling to hear that," Cruz said with a smile.
Amazingly, the toddler didn't suffer any serious injuries but is alive thanks to the two quick-acting deputies.
"I cannot explain how I feel, you know. He's with me now. He was dead for a few minutes," father Rogelio Lopez said.
It is the second time Nava has saved a child's life. Two years ago he performed CPR on a 7-month-old. Nava, however, said not to call them heroes.
"It just comes with being a deputy, ma'am, in law enforcement," he proudly said.