(La Porte, IN) - Four La Porte City Police officers have been recognized for saving the life of a man who seems to have made a full recovery.

 

Life Saving Awards were presented to Andrew Luse, Nelson Lopez-Diaz, Brett Fisher and Wesley Walls during last night’s La Porte City Council meeting.

 

Police Chief Matt Drangmeister said the officers about 4 a.m. on June 12 went to a home in the 300 block of Cable St. in response to a 911 call from a woman about her 58 year old husband not breathing.

 

Drangmeister said the officers lifted the man off a couch and placed him on the living room floor where CPR was performed.

 

The man was also hooked up to an automated external defibrillator, a machine that can deliver a shock to a patient’s heart, if necessary, to try and restart the blood pumping muscle.

 

Drangmeister said the man regained consciousness while being prepared for placement into an ambulance.

 

“Due to their efforts, that man is alive today, has recovered and is back to work,” he said.

 

Each of the officers appeared to appreciate the awards and applause from the audience.

 

“I couldn’t ask for anything better than to work for this department,” Walls said.