U.S. border officers help save man’s life
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Huntingdon border crossing in Abbotsford helped save the life of a 56-year-old Kamloops man this week.
The man and his wife arrived at the border to cross from Abbotsford into Sumas in the U.S. at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29.
They were in a motorhome destined for a four-month winter tour of the U.S. when, during a routine secondary screening, the man collapsed to the floor and was gasping for breath.
Supervisory CBP officer Nicholas Sowell and CBP officers Randy Mulanax and Douglas Stuit immediately began rendering CPR.
CBP officer Heather Hentz called 911 and asked for emergency-medical technicians (EMTs).
CBP officers and a responding Sumas Police Department officer continued CPR until the EMTs arrived at 3:45 p.m.
Sowell grabbed an automated external defibrillator (AED) and, when the EMTs arrived, they used the AED three times before transporting the victim by ambulance to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham.
“The quick and professional response by CBP personnel in Sumas saved this man’s life,” said CBP’s Sumas port director J. Rene Ortega.
“The heroic actions of all involved exemplify the collaboration between CBP, local law enforcement and first responders to protect and serve our communities and our visitors.”
The Kamloops man remains hospitalized in Bellingham.
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