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Life-saving
Morris
Police & Fire
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets Morris County Officer Who Saved Him
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington Township police officer Scott Myers did what he was trained to do: He saved a life. Louis Luckhardt, a Long View physical therapist, went into cardiac arrest at a local business, but luckily for him, Myers arrived on the scene and performed CPR and used his defibrilator to revive him and Luckhardt eventually made a full recovery. "Responding to medical emergencies is one of the calls where we as officers have the greatest positive impact on the residents of Washington Township and Califon," Myers, who had gone through EMT training, said. "I w…
West Orange
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Port Jervis Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash
An off-duty firefighter, nurse, and passing driver revived an Orange County woman ejected from a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway, sources tell Daily Voice. UPDATE: A 54-year-old Port Jervis woman driving a Chevrolet SUV veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, sending the vehicle into the roadway in front of a Chevrolet pickup truck near milepost 136.5 in Clark Township in Union County on Wednesday, Aug. 9, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The SUV driver was ejected and seriously injured, but things could've turned out differently if not for the o…
Anne Arundel
Lifestyle
Drowning Toddler, Life-Saving Officer Reunited 12 Years After Miraculous Save In Severn
Reunited, and it feels so good. There was a heart-warming reunion at the Anne Arundel Police Department on Wednesday morning as a life-saving member of the agency was given the surprise of two lifetimes. It was a hazy summer day in July 2011 when then Anne Arundel County Police Det. Walter Sweeney was called to a Severn home for a reported drowning involving a toddler who had fallen into a pool and found himself in the most perilous of positions. When he arrived, Sweeney found 14-month-old Matthew, who was lifeless, with his situation looking more dire by the second. Without hesitation,…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Police Officers Save Choking Newborn In Coram
Two police officers on Long Island are being praised after saving a newborn baby from choking. Emergency crews in Coram were called Monday, Jan. 23, with reports that a 1-month-old baby girl was having trouble breathing, according to Suffolk County Police. After responding to the 911 call, officer Peter Laub slapped the baby’s back while officer Patrick Hanley cleared the baby’s airway, police said. The child began breathing on her own and was taken by ambulance to Saint Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson for further treatment. As a police officer, each day brings a different challe…
Nassau
News
'Very Grateful': Mineola Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court
Three quick-thinking high school coaches on Long Island are getting the hero's treatment for saving a basketball player’s life after he collapsed on the court. The terrifying ordeal happened Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Chaminade High School in Mineola, school officials said. Seventeen-year-old varsity player PJ Kellachan was heading to the sideline following a drill when he suddenly collapsed and began suffering a seizure. The 17-year-old eventually stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. “I remember being on the court, but then my mind kind of blacks out,” Kellachan told reporters at a…
Chester
Police & Fire
Chesco Teen Saves Choking Peer With Heimlich, District Says
A quick-thinking Chester County teen saved the life of a choking classmate, according to Coatesville Area School District officials. Coatesville High School student Jonathan Rivera forgot to take the cap off his asthma inhaler before using it, lodging the small piece of plastic in his windpipe, he told Local Daily News. That's when his classmate Jabari Stocker stepped in to render life-saving aid, the district said on Facebook. Rivera declined medical attention after the incident, the outlet said. Click here for more from Local Daily News.
Mt. Kisco
Police & Fire
Police Officers Awarded Medal For Saving Mount Kisco Woman's Life
Two police officers have been presented an award for saving the life of a Northern Westchester woman. Sgt. Michael Ritell and Police Officer Nicholas Mirko of the Westchester County Police Department were given the award for resuscitating a Mount Kisco woman when she suffered a medical emergency, according to an announcement by the police department on Saturday, Nov. 5. On Nov. 10, 2021, Ritell and Mirko responded to a residence in Mount Kisco on Grove Street when they found the unresponsive woman on a back porch, slumped over and not breathing, according to police. …
Morris
Police & Fire
Morris County Emergency Crews Save Life Of Toddler Who Suddenly Stopped Breathing
Emergency crews in Morris County are being recognized for helping save the life of a local toddler who suddenly stopped breathing. The New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad administered CPR to the child, who was urgently brought to the station earlier this week, the department said Wednesday. The toddler was ultimately saved as a result of the members’ immediate actions. “All of our members are CPR certified and using the skills they practiced they were able to save the child’s life,” reads a post from the NVVFD. Former Chief Peter Finkle and current Deputy Chief Scott…
Essex NJ
News
Hero
: Rookie TSA Officer Revives Choking Baby At Newark Airport
A 2-month-old boy had stopped breathing and was red-faced when a young mother at the Newark Airport security checkpoint screamed for help. TSA Officer Cecilia Morales had barely been on the job two months when she heard the commotion at Terminal C and began shouting instructions. "They just kept passing the baby around probably because they were panicking," Morales's fiancé told Daily Voice. Morales, a Newark resident who's been an EMT in North Jersey more than a decade, then vaulted a checkpoint conveyer belt, took the child and placed him face down on her arm, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farb…
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Watch
: Newark Police Officer Uses CPR To Save Life Of Unconscious Man, 29
The intense moment a Newark Police officer used CPR to save the life of an unconscious man over the weekend was caught on body camera footage. Newark Police Officer Claudia Martinez responded to the 500 block of Market Street and found the 29-year-old man unresponsive on the floor around 1:10 a.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Martinez — a licensed practical nurse — immediately began chest compressions after noticing that the man had no pulse and was not breathing. “There you go, there you go, it’s okay, it’s okay,” Martinez can be heard saying while continuing com…
Morris
Police & Fire
‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier
A New Jersey law enforcement couple jumped into action to save the life of a 19-year-old woman critically injured while skiing in Montana earlier this week. Wharton Police Detective Richard Ornelas and Detective Sgt. Christina Kovacs of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office were on vacation at the Big Sky ski resort in Montana when they came across the injured skier face down near the south side of the mountain on Monday, March 15. The couple saw that the woman had sustained a serious laceration toward her upper left arm — the bone was broken and exposed, and the wound was bleeding uncont…
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Hero
: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area
A New Jersey State Trooper performed life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 44-year-old man who collapsed and stopped breathing at a service area on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. At about 5 p.m. on Friday, Trooper John Taggart, of Troop “D” Holmdel Station, was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call for a man who reportedly suffered a medical episode and collapsed in the bathroom of the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township, state police said. When Taggart arrived, he found the man lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. After determining th…
Shelton
Police & Fire
Firefighter Pulls Unconcious Person From Burning Car At Cemetery In Area
An off-duty fire department safety officer pulled an unconscious person from a burning car at a cemetery. The incident took place on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Grove Cemetery in Naugatuck, said the Naugatuck Fire Department on Facebook. According to the department, firefighters responded to a reported car fire at Grove Cemetery. When they arrived on the scene, they found the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames after the fuel tank exploded and a small brush fire had erupted. But the larger part of the event, according to the department, was that Prospect Fire Department Safety Officer Jay Kolo…
Atlantic
News
'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents
A 49-year-old mom vacationing with her kids on the Jersey Shore drowned trying to save them from dangerous tides Tuesday, authorities said. “It was not at all a beach day," Fire Chief Dominick J. McClain told NJ.com, noting there were not any lifeguards on the beach. "The water was very rough and the rip currents were very dangerous." The unidentified mom from Wernersville, PA noticed her kids ages 8, 10 and 19 were having trouble swimming to shore at the 18th Avenue beach in North Wildwood, and so she went in to get them around 3 p.m., local fire officials said. The mom scooped …
Sussex
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Byram Police Save Elderly Man Choking On Food
Police in Byram jumped to action to save the life of a 60-year-old man who had stopped breathing and had no pulse after choking on food Tuesday afternoon. Sgt. Daniel DeWald, Officer Victor Marin and Officer Marcus Lisa started to perform CPR on the man at a home in Byram around 12:30, authorities said. The officers then attached an automatic external defibrillator and were able to successfully remove “a large quantity of food” from the man’s airway, authorities said. The Lakeland Emergency Squad and St. Clare’s Paramedics arrived at the scene and took over lifesaving efforts, helping the …
Northern Highlands
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Police Officers Revive Lifeless Diner At Allendale Restaurant
A 68-year-old Park Ridge woman had no pulse and wasn’t breathing after she choked on food while dining outdoors at an Allendale restaurant. Then two of the borough's finest came running. A waiter from Mezza Luna dashed down the street and alerted Allendale Police Officers Sean Hubbard and Alex Helmer, who were at the Walgreens directing traffic for the special "Dine-Out" event on Saturday. The officers found the woman unresponsive, not breathing, with no pulse, Police Chief George Scherb said. They tried clearing the obstruction but couldn’t, the chief said. They then conducted CPR, which…
New Canaan
Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Officers Honored For Saving Person Who Was Not Breathing
Two New Canaan officers are being recognized for recently saving a person who was having difficulty breathing and had lost consciousness. According to New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski, Sgt. Aaron LaTourette and Officer Matthew Blank arrived at the scene within two minutes of receiving the call. Once on the scene, the two quickly determined that the patient was not breathing and had no pulse. The officers deployed an automatic external defibrillator, which administered a shock. The officers continued CPR and performed other lifesaving care until the New Canaan …
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Trooper Gives Life-Saving CPR At Prudential Center
An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper who once saved a woman from a knife-wielding man in a car revived another woman who had collapsed and stopped breathing in a restroom at the Prudential Center over the weekend, authorities said. Trooper Cassandra Pugh was attending an event at the arena on Sunday, Oct. 6 when she heard someone calling for help in a nearby bathroom, New Jersey State Police said. She immediately ran inside and found a woman lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. Without hesitation, Pugh began performing CPR with assistance from an off-duty Mansfield Township po…
Pascack Valley
News
Pascack Valley High School Teacher Springs Into Action To Save Choking Student
Julianne Downes was teaching her culinary arts students at Pascack Valley High School how to prepare chicken when she noticed something wasn't right. One of the students on March 13 was having trouble breathing and couldn't speak. That's when Downes jumped into action -- remembering the CPR training the teachers recently had -- and gave her student the heimlich maneuver, the district said in a release. It took nearly 20 times Downes said, but finally, the chicken came out and the student began breathing and required no further medical attention. The district's superintende…
Northern Highlands
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Allendale Officers Resuscitate 1-Month-Old Girl
A one-month-old girl wasn’t breathing when Allendale Police Officers Kevin Azevedo and Alex Helmer found her after responding to a frantic 911 call from her grandmother. Azevedo started CPR immediately and, after several seconds, the baby “began to take gasping breaths but was still in distress,” Police Chief George Scherb said. Azevedo “continued until her color returned and she began to cry,” the chief said. “Once she began breathing again, Officer Helmer assisted in monitoring her condition until the arrival of EMS.” They took it from there, he said. For their actions on Aug. 12, Azeve…
Peekskill
News
Hero Peekskill DPW Employee Honored By Police
Peekskill Police Department gave "a big shout out" this week to Shawn Dasecke, a city Department of Public Works employee who was honored at the Common Council meeting. Dasecke observed a male sitting in a car who appeared to be in distress. Acting immediately, Dasecke realized the man was choking, removed him from the vehicle and performed the Heimlich Manuever. "These actions saved a life and to that we are extremely proud, as I'm sure is his father, Gary Dasecke, a retired Peekskill PD Lieutenant," the Police Department wrote in a Facebook post: "Great job Sh…
