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Hendersonville honors two residents and a firefighter for separate life-saving interventions
Summary
Mayor Jamie Clary and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen recognized Wherry Hutchinson for using the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking woman and firefighter-paramedic Corey Shelton for resuscitating a man at an NFL stadium; both were presented with proclamations and public thanks.
Mayor Jamie Clary presented proclamations Oct. 14 recognizing two separate acts of life-saving aid by local residents and a city firefighter.
Clary read a proclamation honoring Wherry Hutchinson, who intervened when a diner began choking earlier this year at a local restaurant and performed the Heimlich maneuver, the mayor said. Hutchinson told the board he was dining with family for his daughter’s 19th birthday when he saw the woman choking and “just jumped” to help.
The board also recognized Hendersonville firefighter-paramedic Corey Shelton for his response at Nissan Stadium during a Tennessee Titans preseason game on Aug. 22. According to remarks read at the meeting, Shelton found fan Roger O’Neil pulseless and not breathing, began CPR and helped use an automated external defibrillator; O’Neil later walked out of the hospital days after the event. Members of the Colonel Anthony Bledsoe chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented Shelton with a lifesaving medal.
Roger O’Neil spoke at the meeting, thanking Shelton and describing the emotional impact of the rescue.
Mayor Clary and several aldermen publicly thanked both Hutchinson and Shelton. The board noted the recognitions as examples of civic responsibility and first-responder training paying off.
The presentations concluded with brief remarks of appreciation from the honorees and attending family and friends.
