Last Labor Day weekend, a group of Saugatuck Yacht Club members helped save a life. They, and members of another club, found a man on his boat in Long Island Sound. He was non-responsive, and had no pulse.
They began CPR. They administered AED treatment. They sped him to medics on land. It was a true team effort.
At Stony Brook Hospital, they were told the man had a 6% chance of survival on land — but near 0% on water.
He made a full recovery.
Last week the United States Coast Guard Sector Long Island sound captain and commander came to Saugatuck Harbor Yacht Club. There was a physically distanced presentation to SHYC members Josh Stein and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Nadal; Dr Robert Kloss, Rob Kloss (also an EMT), and Kevin, Brian and Kathleen Rooney.
Non-Saugatuck Harbor members honored included Doug Ewin, Gary Dayton, Heather Tearne and Alan Bertrand.
“Knowing life-saving aid is important on land or sea,” Stein says.
And “06880” is proud to know this group of Westporters, who knew exactly how to provide it.
(To nominate an Unsung Hero, email dwoog@optonline.net)
Last week’s ceremony.
that is awesome, without 06880 we wouldn’t get these bits of good news… rest of the world only focuses on the bad stuff
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