UPDATE 2 - SLIDESHOW: Unconscious man near Salty’s; Rushed to hospital by SFD
Mon, 07/25/2011
By David Rosen and Ty Swenson
Update 2 for July 26, 9:19 pm: When the 65-year-old man collapsed in front of Salty's on Alki several off-duty firefighters celebrating a Seattle Fire Department Chief's retirement at the restaurant rushed outside to aid the man in cardiac arrest, according to Kyle Moore with the SFD.
Moore continued, "several off-duty firefighters jumped in and immediately began performing CPR. When the first engine arrived, the man did not have a heartbeat. But due to the work of the off-duty firefighters, the man’s heartbeat came back and he was transported to Harborview Medical Center."
Update for July 26, 12:12 pm: Kyle Moore with the Seattle Fire Department was able to provide a few more details. Moore said the unconscious 65-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center after receiving CPR for a cardiac event. The man's name was not released so the Herald is unable to check his condition at this time.
Original post: According to witnesses, a man was found unconscious face down in the grass outside of Salty’s on Alki on July 25 shortly after 9:50 pm.
The witnesses quickly ran into the restaurant and at the time the Seattle Fire Department was hosting a retirement party. The SFD personnel came outside and quickly began CPR before the fire trucks and medics were dispatched.
CPR continued for about 15 minutes and the man was loaded up into a medic car and was transported to Harborview Medical Center.