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06/14/2013

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Sarasota News Leader June 14, 2013 Page 84 Siesta Seen ANOTHER LIFE SAVED regained pulses and was speaking with the crews en route to the hospital. It is not known Although Sarasota County lifeguards are on what caused his distress at this time. When we the beaches to keep people safe, they still learn more we will pass it on to you." deserve enormous credit when they rescue Scott Montgomery, manager of lifeguard opsomeone. erations for the county, told me on June 11, Around noon on June 10, a lifeguard on Siesta "Last I knew, [the rescued man] was in stable Beach — who has not been identified — saved condition." a middle-aged man who began experiencing Because of healthcare privacy laws, he added, problems in the water. he could not provide any details. Mike Tobias, the county's fire and emergency services chief, reported to the County Com- Although there was a "slight chop" to the Gulf mission in an email that once the lifeguard of Mexico on Monday, he said, the water conhad the man out of the water, the lifeguard ditions did not appear to be a factor in the incident. began administering CPR. Tobias continued, "The Fire/EMS crews from He understood some family members were the Siesta Key [fire] station arrived and began also present, Montgomery said, "and that Advanced Life Support measures. The patient helped out a lot." County lifeguards are vigilant in watching out for swimmers and others in the Gulf of Mexico. File photo

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