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Sheriff presents lifesaving awards to county parks worker and deputy
Summary
Sheriff Eric DeBoer recognized Hunter Norris for locating a person in medical distress and Deputy Garza for administering prolonged CPR at a senior living community; the board publicly thanked law enforcement and first responders for their response to recent local tragedies.
Sheriff Eric DeBoer used the board meeting to recognize local acts of initiative and lifesaving service. He described Hunter Norris, a seasonal parks supervisor and U.S. Army veteran, who discovered a person in medical distress at a county park and directed first responders to the scene, actions the sheriff said "may well save the life that day."
DeBoer also presented a lifesaving award to Deputy Garza for entering a locked senior living community through a window, initiating CPR, and coordinating with EMS until the resident regained a pulse; the sheriff said the resident later left the hospital and personally thanked Deputy Garza. Commissioners thanked the sheriff and praised the professionalism of the sheriff's office and first responders during a difficult week.
