man collapses on golfcart path at 466A & Canal 0n 3/22 @ aprox. 12:30pm

[Livingthedream]

At approximately 12:30 pm on 3/22 my husband and I came upon a gentleman that was collapsed and unconscious on the bench next to the golf cart path at 466A & Canal street. A few people were already stopped and calling 911 as we pulled up. We lowered the gentleman to the ground and my husband began to administer CPR before the paramedics arrived. We do not know who the man was or if he survived what appeared to be a heart attack. If anyone knows who this gentleman is or his condition please let us know. We are keeping him and his family in our thoughts and prayers!!

[tainsley]

I will keep this man and his family in my thoughts and prayers and I hope he is ok. Thank you and your husband for your act of kindness.

[Livingthedream]

I hope we're able to find out his condition. We stopped by the fire department but all they could tell us was that he had a pulse when they arrived at the hospital.

[sjdjmd]

Bless you and all the others who stopped to help! Praying that this man is okay.

[Scoops]

Praying for all involved.

[simpkinp]

He is in my thoughts and prayers. Bless you for stopping and trying to help. You are true Villagers, that is what this community is all about and why I chose to move here.

[KathieI]

He is in my thoughts and prayers. Bless you for stopping and trying to help. You are true Villagers, that is what this community is all about and why I chose to move here.

I agree. I feel so bad for him, he was all alone in his hour of need and yet our wonderful community stopped to help him. I pray he is okay.

[Livingthedream]

Ironically we were recently at a Sanibel meeting to discuss the installation of AED machines throughout the neighborhood as well as CPR training. Today's events are certainly a testament to the importance of everyone learning CPR. We were just driving by on our way to the golf course. You never know when or where you'll need life saving skills!

[Livingthedream]

Anyone have any news?

[Livingthedream]

Someone asked me if the man was driving a golf cart. He was not. It appears he was walking along the path and sat down on the bench. Maybe this bit of information can help to find out who he is and if he survived.

[duffysmom]

God bless you both and the other people who chose to step up and help.

[raynan]

I do not know the gentleman but THANK YOU for stopping and helping.
We have the AED's in our neighborhood and it is a very good program.

[Mikitv]

We were there yesterday too. When we went to Colony he wasn't around at that time. On our way back about 30 minutes later was when we saw him and the people doing CPR. We have also wondered what happened to him?
He was wearing a wedding band and I was very concerned if his spouse was at home waiting for him. Thank God we live in a place where people stop and help each other.

[tommy steam]

At approximately 12:30 pm on 3/22 my husband and I came upon a gentleman that was collapsed and unconscious on the bench next to the golf cart path at 466A & Canal street. A few people were already stopped and calling 911 as we pulled up. We lowered the gentleman to the ground and my husband began to administer CPR before the paramedics arrived. We do not know who the man was or if he survived what appeared to be a heart attack. If anyone knows who this gentleman is or his condition please let us know. We are keeping him and his family in our thoughts and prayers!!

I hope he made it. You and your husband are good people.

[duffysmom]

This incident is a reminder to have ID with us when we go out walking or exercising. It would be horrible to have something happen and not have our loved ones with us.

[Livingthedream]

Fortunately he had a drivers license on him but my husband and I were so focused on CPR that we didn't check his pockets for ID. We noticed the paramedics pulled a drivers license from his pocket and hand it off but we didn't have a chance to see who he was and they didn't share that information. My husband and I have re-lived this moment over and over in the past 24 hours asking ourselves all kinds of questions. All you can do when in that situation is evaluate things as best you can, do what you can to help the person, and hope for the best. Hindsight is always 20/20. Would we do anything differently under the circumstances?....ABSOLUTELY NOT! And we hope that should we ever be the one sitting on a park bench our fellow villagers wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing!

[skip0358]

Good job. Another thing IF you have a cell phone the ICE numbers are a good thing to put in you contacts list.

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[spk7951]

Fortunately he had a drivers license on him but my husband and I were so focused on CPR that we didn't check his pockets for ID. We noticed the paramedics pulled a drivers license from his pocket and hand it off but we didn't have a chance to see who he was and they didn't share that information. My husband and I have re-lived this moment over and over in the past 24 hours asking ourselves all kinds of questions. All you can do when in that situation is evaluate things as best you can, do what you can to help the person, and hope for the best. Hindsight is always 20/20. Would we do anything differently under the circumstances?....ABSOLUTELY NOT! And we hope that should we ever be the one sitting on a park bench our fellow villagers wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing!


Please do keep in mind that emergency services will not, and in some states, can not share patient information unless you are related or have a legal responsibility for an individual.
I am certain your efforts were/are appreciated by many here. Thank you.

[KathieI]

This incident is a reminder to have ID with us when we go out walking or exercising. It would be horrible to have something happen and not have our loved ones with us.

Because I am single and living alone, I ALWAYS have my cell phone with me even as I walk into different rooms of my house. As Skip suggested, my ICE numbers are already set up with emergency numbers, my allergies and health conditions listed, my home address and the fact that 2 puppies are at home waiting for mommy to come home. God forbid my puppies wouldn't be taken care of. :(

[Livingthedream]

Great tips. I'm putting the info on my phone today! Still no updates on the man on the bench.

[mojoe]

Thank you for being there for this unfortunate man. I am hoping and praying he makes it.

[wendyquat]

Because I am single and living alone, I ALWAYS have my cell phone with me even as I walk into different rooms of my house. As Skip suggested, my ICE numbers are already set up with emergency numbers, my allergies and health conditions listed, my home address and the fact that 2 puppies are at home waiting for mommy to come home. God forbid my puppies wouldn't be taken care of. :(


Got my ICE numbers but not sure where to put info on my dog. I guess I need to remove my password for anyone to be able to get into my phone!

[Livingthedream]

Has anyone heard anything about one of their neighbors?

[JanineW]

That was my dad. THANKS to all of you who helped him. Sadly, he died Saturday night. I live in Tallahassee and was southbound by 2:30 pm Friday. At 2am Saturday two of my brothers and two sisters showed up so we were with mom when he died. Needless to say, it's been an rotten week. But, the good thing is he was healthy until the end and he had been out doing his 5+ mile daily walk. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[JanineW]

Thank you all who helped my dad. It means an awful lot to me and my family to know people helped. Unfortunately, Dad died on Saturday evening - but mom had me and two brothers and two sisters there to help out. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR HELPING HIM.

[Chazz]

So sorry to hear of this sad news! I was so hoping to learn that everything turned out well. My condolences to your family!

[Dave n Sue]

My eyes filled with tears reading that your dad had passed. So sorry for your loss

[graciegirl]

I am so sorry Janine. So sad to hear of your father's passing. Thoughts and prayers for you and your mother and family.

Bless all of you good people who helped him.

[JB in TV]

Janine, in your time of sorrow, I want to thank you! for letting the folks here know. We are so sorry to hear. As you said, it as good that the family was all together.

[bkcunningham1]

My condolences to you and your family. Losing a parent, regardless of age, is a hard thing to go through. You and your family will be in my prayers.

[shalomuall]

So sorry for your loss. Sending prayers to you and yours.

[tommy steam]

I'm so sorry for your families loss.

[obxgal]

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

[angiefox10]

I am so very sorry for your loss. Sending positive thoughts to your family during this time. Please let us know if your mother is staying on in The Villages and is there anything we can to for her.

[CFrance]

Janine, prayers for you and your family. I am so sorry for your loss.

[Lpierleo]

Janine, our condolences to you, your mom and your siblings. Prayers with you all during this difficult time.

[NotGolfer]

I'm so sorry for your loss! No words can bring comfort but know that folks on TOTV care and there will be prayers for you and your family!!

[Scoops]

My thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

-Carolyn and Mike

[Parker]

I've been following this post, praying for your father and anxious to hear the outcome. Thank you for letting us all know what happened. If my father dies after having a nice walk in a beautiful place, attended to by kind concerned people, with a loving family surrounding him...well, that would be wonderful. Having lost my mother recently, my thoughts are certainly with you. Blessings to your family.

[KatieDidNot]

I am so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Katie

[Mikitv]

Janine W. We are so sorry for the loss of your father. We were there that day and know that he wasn't there long before somebody found him and started CPR. It seemed like he didn't suffer any pain. We did wonder what had happened after he was taken away by EMS thank you for letting us know.

[Wayne2600]

So sorry for your loss! It reminds my of my grand mothers passing years ago. It was just 2 days after her 87th birthday, She spent the previous day with sveral nieces and family. Then went to her church senior club and had a birthday party that morning, my Dad picked her up and that afternoon she was with sveral other relatives talking about the good times! When I got off work we all went out for a great dinner. She commented how happy she was to have such great family and friends to spend time with. Then not more then 10 minutes later in the back seat of my dad's car, which she loved that caddilac so much, God called her to his side! She had a massive heart attack but like your father she was with true friends and family when she past doing everything she enjoyed!

Please cherish the time you still have to spend with your mother. I feel so blessed that that God has given me this time now in my retirement to still enjoy every minute with my now 88 year old parents right here in The Villages. I added an addtion for them and now they to are thrilled to be here in this great community.

Again take care of your mom and God Bless you and your families.

[mommieswamie]

May God bless your family and support you in this difficult time.

As others have mentioned, I am reminded of my own father's passing. He just dropped dead in the company of my mother while there were returning a rental car after a wonderful train ride from Louisiana to Maryland to visit me and my children. Through the kindness of strangers (the employees in the rental car office who administered CPR) a heartbeat was restored. We let him go 22 hours later at the hospital, but in those 22 hours he was surrounded by family and friends and we were able to say goodbye. This was a while ago and we were only allowed two at a time in the room with him. Everyone came out saying that even though they spoke words of comfort to him that he did not respond. I went in the room with our priest and just started asking him questions. He responded, not with words as the medical equipment prevented him from speaking, but he responded, so I know that he heard us and knew that we were there.

I am sure that your father knew that you were there too and took great comfort from that. So, once again may God give you comfort during this difficult time and may God also bless the strangers who helped him allowing your family the time to be with him at the end.

[Livingthedream]

Janine, we are so very sorry for your loss. My husband and I have talked about your father often since that day wondering about the outcome and hoping his family was able to be with him in time. I'm so glad he passed surrounded by family and love. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in the days ahead. There was an item that belonged to your father that I forgot to hand to the paramedics. We took it to the fire station later that day. I just want to be sure you received it. Please feel free to email me directly if you need any further information.