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Berrien County honors dispatchers, first responders and two citizens for July rescue
Summary
At a Berrien County Board of Commissioners meeting, officials presented life‑saving awards to 9‑1‑1 dispatcher Cassie Pointer, first responders and two citizens whose CPR helped a man survive electrocution on July 10.
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners presented life‑saving awards to 9‑1‑1 dispatcher Cassie Pointer, emergency responders and two citizens on the record after a July 10 incident in which a man, identified only as Lincoln in the meeting, was electrocuted and went into cardiac arrest.
Caitlin Samsel introduced the recognition, saying the awards honor the dispatch supervisor, field responders and citizens who worked together to save a life. Samsel singled out Pointer for using the emergency medical dispatch…
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