Add helping save a life to the growing lists of accomplishments for Dothan’s Jadalie Medeiros, a 19-year-old who has been part of Team USA boxing and is currently employed by
Early Thursday morning, Medeiros was the lone lifeguard on duty at the Westgate Recreation Center pool overseeing a group taking part in swim laps.
By the time Medeiros jumped from her stand and made her way toward the pool, other swimmers had pulled Nash from the water. Among those was Dr. Tim Gannon, a local ENT specialist in Dothan. “I started trying to feel for a pulse on Dale … on his chest and neck … and I can’t feel anything. So Tim immediately starts on CPR and starts giving chest compressions.”
According to a report filed by Dothan Fire Department Battalion Chief Shane Lee that was shared on a Facebook post, the patient was conscious and talking with medics en route to a local hospital. It was also written if not for the efforts of the lifeguard and Dr. Gannon, the results possibly would not have been as positive.
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