From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Tracy DeLatte · · 1m
Dallas police rescue man from creek
Officers pull unconscious man from water and revive him with CPR and defibrillator.
In brief
Officers pull unconscious man from water and revive him with CPR and defibrillator. Quick police response with CPR and defibrillator saved a man's life in Far North Dallas. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Man found unconscious in creek
Dallas police responded to an apartment complex near Spring Valley and Preston roads around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and found an unconscious man in a creek behind the building.
Officers pull him from water
Police pulled the man out of the creek and immediately began CPR to try to restore his breathing and circulation.
Defibrillator restores his pulse
Officers used a defibrillator on the man, which successfully restored his pulse and got his heart beating again.
Transported to hospital
Emergency responders took the man to the hospital after he regained a pulse at the scene.
How he ended up there unknown
Authorities have not released the man's identity or explained how he came to be in the water.
The bottom line
Quick police response with CPR and defibrillator saved a man's life in Far North Dallas.
