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Volusia Co. Deputy saves unconscious dump truck driver on side of road
A Volusia County Deputy is being hailed a hero after he performed CPR on a dump truck driver who he found unconscious on the side of the road.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A Volusia County Deputy is being hailed a hero after he performed CPR on a dump truck driver who he found unconscious on the side of the road.
Body cam footage shows Sgt. Walsh approaching a truck on I-95 after he said he witnessed it running off the road, striking a guard rail Wednesday.
Sgt. Walsh was on I-95 southbound near Oak Hill when he found the driver slumped over the wheel, unconscious.
He pulled the driver out of the truck and performed CPR until paramedics arrived, a Facebook post shows.
The driver was transported to an area hospital, where he was breathing on his own and receiving treatment.
Central Florida has seen several heroic efforts from law enforcement over the last week.
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In Escambia County, one deputy was pulled into a storm drain and dragged 100 feet underwater before surfacing on the other side of the highway — all while attempting to rescue someone stranded during severe weather.
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Florida deputy survives getting sucked into storm drain during remarkable rescue
An Escambia County Deputy survived after he was sucked into a storm drain while attempting to rescue a person who was stranded on the side of the road during severe weather Friday morning.
The person he was trying to rescue was also pulled into the storm drain. The two miraculously survived.