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First responder writes open letter to man he couldn’t save

He couldn’t save the 18-year-old in cardiac arrest but now he pleads for everyone to learn CPR

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A first responder’s emotional letter after an 18-year-old’s death is going viral.

Michael Namey, a freshman at the University of Central Florida, was attending a pre-calculus class on Monday when he had a seizure.

A fellow student and trained first responder, Manny Ballestas, immediately rushed to Namey’s side and started performing CPR until emergency crews arrived, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Yesterday at around 11:55am, a UCF student collapsed in his class due to what is now believed to have been a massive...

Posted by Manny Orozco Ballestas on Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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