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Border Patrol Agent Assists in Lifesaving Resuscitation

Release Date
Fri, 10/13/2017

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — A Border Patrol agent assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Station assisted in reviving a Bruce Township man.

On October 12, 2017, at around 9 p.m., Chippewa County Central Dispatch received an emergency call request for an unresponsive subject who was not breathing. A U.S. Border Patrol EMT-certified agent responded to the location on Riverside Drive. When he arrived, a Deputy from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office and a Department of Natural Resources Officer were attempting to revive the subject. The agent assisted with CPR until the deputy was able to utilize an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to reestablish the individual’s heartbeat.

Border Patrol Agent Assists in Lifesaving Resuscitation
Border Patrol Agent Assists in Lifesaving Resuscitation

Shortly thereafter, the Advanced Life Support Unit from Chippewa County arrived and the subject was transported to War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for further medical care.

“Rescue efforts like this show the Border Patrol's commitment to the safety of the local community,” said Henry Laxdal, Patrol Agent in Charge of Sault Ste Marie Station.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021