BENSON, Minn. – A Swift County Sheriff’s deputy helped deliver a baby in the Benson Post Office parking lot.
The Sheriff’s Office received a call about a woman in labor at at 7 a.m. Saturday. The couple was on their way to the Benson Hospital, but got blocked by a train.
When they realized they weren’t going to be able to make it to the hospital, they called for help.
Deputy Steve Henriksen arrived at the scene within minutes and the baby boy was born at 7:05 a.m.
The mother and baby were taken to the hospital and are both doing well.
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