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Lifeguards Bring Man Back to Life After Being Pulled from Surf in Cardiac Arrest
The 65-year-old Imperial Beach man was found by lifeguards in cardiac arrest. Quick work by lifeguards brought him back to life.
Imperial Beach lifeguards will receive commendations from grateful members of the Imperial Beach City Council Wednesday for bringing a man back to life who was pulled from the surf with no pulse this weekend, according to the city.
Swimmers noticed the man on a Boogie Board in distress Saturday afternoon. By the time lifeguards arrived the 65-year-old Imperial Beach man was found unconscious in the surf with no pulse.
"Lifeguards started CPR immediately and applied an Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED). The AED administered one shock and as a result, a pulse was regained and the man began spontaneously breathing," the city said in a press release Monday.
The man was then transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista.
"The quick and decisive actions of the local surfers and lifeguards without a doubt saved this man’s life,” said Public Safety Department Director and Imperial Beach Fire Department Chief Tom Clark.
Clark credits Sgt. Jason Lindquist and lifeguards Art Ayala, Hans Kohler and Brittany Hansen for leading the rescue effort.
Awards will be given to lifeguards at 6 p.m. Wednesday at a city council meeting at City Hall.
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