Members of the Long Lake Fire Department, Wayzata Police Department and North Memorial Health received Lifesaving Awards at the May 1 Long Lake City Council meeting.
“This is one of the times that I love to be here and brag about my fire department and our EMS response that we have,” Long Lake Fire Chief James Van Eyll told the council.
He recounted that in the early morning hours of March 21, Wayzata Police received a call about a Long Lake resident having trouble breathing. Officers responded, and Long Lake Fire was dispatched to the scene as the woman’s conditioned worsened. She went into cardiac arrest, and two officers performed lifesaving CPR with assistance from firefighters until ambulances arrived.