Albany teenager Dylan Bennett earns bravery award for saving boy
An Albany teenager has received a bravery award after performing CPR on a 16-year-old boy who suffered cardiac arrest on a basketball court.
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The Albany Advertiser reported that Dylan Bennett, a teenager from Albany, received a bravery award for saving a 16-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest on a basketball court. The incident occurred at McCallum Park in Victoria Park after Bennett had moved to Perth to play football. [1]
According to The Albany Advertiser, Bennett stepped in when he noticed the boy's friends were unable to wake him up. Bennett checked on the boy right as he collapsed fully to the floor, applying first-aid skills he had completed only months prior to the incident. [1]
As HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier, quick emergency interventions have saved lives in other recent cardiac events, including a Somerset mother who survived a cardiac arrest after the 2024 London Marathon through the immediate help of paramedics and police officers. [3]
In short
- Dylan Bennett received a bravery award for saving a 16-year-old boy in cardiac arrest.
- The collapse took place on a basketball court at McCallum Park in Victoria Park.
- Bennett had completed first-aid training just months before responding to the emergency.
Sources
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- [1]Teen who saved collapsed boy’s life earns award for braveryThe Albany Advertiser, 13d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Pilot Smit Machchhar To Receive Israel's Top Civilian Bravery Award HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 18d ago
- [3]Somerset mother reunites with emergency team following London Marathon cardiac arrest HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 13d ago
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