Bride takes time out for CPR
A wedding party in Glenelg, Australia, was posing for pictures on a scenic jetty when an unrelated woman fell into the water. The best man, wearing his tuxedo, jumped in and tugged the 55-year-old woman to shallow water. That’s when the bride took over: A trained nurse, she jumped in to administer CPR. The victim, who was taken to a local hospital, was “very lucky that the bridal party was there and they acted quickly and got her to the shallows,” said safety official Shane Daw. “They did a fantastic job.”
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