Police officers had already mistakenly believed that Wilford was dead before they shook her and discovered she was alive. “That decision contributed to saving her life,” Ojeda told The Post, relaying what a physician later told the cross-trained firefighter and paramedic. And it wouldn’t be possible without the doctors and first responders and … all the love that everyone sent,” Wilford told reporters. Lt. Laz Ojeda of the Coral Springs Fire Department fights back tears as he talks about the day he helped save Wilford’s life. Ojeda said that was the single greatest act someone other than a physician did to save Wilford’s life.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2018 21:38 UTC