By Ben Barry

This was the shocking moment rescuers crawled through thick smoke to save a 76-year-old man from his burning home .

Police body-worn footage captures the tense moment first responders rushed into a burning house in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, on Sept. 10.

Despite the flames and thick black smoke, officers and firefighters crawled inside to reach the trapped homeowner.

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They found the elderly man gasping for air and fighting for his life.

The homeowner was rushed to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns to his bo

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