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EMT honored for saving unconscious woman

Carolyn Rhinehart attended the awards ceremony, marking the first time she met EMT Lucas Sobeck since he used his training to save her life

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REEDSBURG, Wis. — When Lucas Sobeck saw someone parked on the side of the road next to a fire hydrant, he knew something wasn’t right.

While driving on Eighth Street in Reedsburg on Feb. 5, the off-duty Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service EMT noticed a woman slumped over in her car and knew he had to take action.

“As I looked over, I see her slumped over, turned around behind her, walked up and realized she was having a medical emergency,” Sobeck said. Sobeck, who has been an EMT for over a decade, immediately called 911. “As soon as the paramedics got there, we were able to break the window, get her out (and) check her pulse,” Sobeck said. “She had no pulse and we started CPR right there on the side of the road.”

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