it s been more than four minutes now since matthew buford went under when garrett couples reaches the shore. but if he expects help to be waiting, he s in for another surprise. come on. come on. get him over. i expected them to have everything possible to save this gentleman set up and ready to go. at the very minimum the bag masks we use to ventilate somebody and oxygen. i mean, that alone does worlds of good. get down there! keep the camera rolling. out of the way. but as the videotape shows, only now are authorities pushing spectators back, scrambling over the railing down to the river. i gave him two breaths before i handed him over and they pulled him on shore and began chest compressions. i remember hearing steven lloyd shouting at them.
and that s why i went in the water. steven lloyd is a 46-year-old registered nurse, but unlike garrett couples he s not a lifeguard. in fact, steven lloyd says he hasn t been swimming in ten years. he s trying to do something. i just asked him, do you have any training? i gulped some water and said i m exhausted. i said, okay, well grab him under his arm and we re going to tow him to shore. it s been more than four minutes now since matthew buford went under when garrett couples reaches the shore. but if he expects help to be waiting, he s in for another surprise. come on. come on. get him over. i expected them to have everything possible to save this gentleman set up and ready to go. at the very minimum the bag masks we use to ventilate somebody and oxygen. i mean, that alone does worlds of good.
provided adequate service. as soon as police were notified of buford s position, they dispatch a negotiator and within minutes also call their marine unit. but the marine unit, though based nearby, had been dispatched to another river earlier that day and is miles away, pulling up abandoned cars when they get the call. they immediately head for the bridge, but as we now know, don t make it in time. as for the criticism that the officers present should have done more, in a letter to a local newspaper the then philadelphia police commissioner p it s unfair to criticize officers who made reasonable effort does rescue someone who did not want to be rescued and could have easily caused the death of the other officers. writes [ applause ] when garrett couples climbs up from the shore, the crowd gives him and steven lloyd a round of applause for the
get down there! keep the camera rolling. out of the way. but as the videotape shows, only now are authorities pushing spectators back, scrambling over the railing down to the river. i gave him two breaths before i handled him over and they pulled him on shore and began chest compressions. i remember hearing steven lloyd shouting at them. i said ventilate him, ventilate him, ventilate him. and they were, like, sir, we can t. universal precautions. now more time ticks away. you can see a rescuer carrying a plastic bag with the all-important breathing gear. only now on the way down to the river. the man needed to be ventilated. i really thought this guy could have been saved. i really did. we really tried. by the time philadelphia rescue
emergency breathing without direct mouth-to-mouth contact, part of what s called universal precautions. i knew that it was probably going to be a couple minutes before i could get him to shore. i didn t think that he had a chance unless i he s trying to give him mouth to mouth. that boy is good. now finally, help is on the way. but it s not a policeman or fireman. like garrett, it s just another person who was out in the park that day. when he went under water, the clock s ticking instantly. and that s why i went in the water. steven lloyd is a 46-year-old registered nurse, but unlike garrett couples he s not a lifeguard. in fact, steven lloyd says he hasn t been swimming in ten years. he s trying to do something. i just asked him, do you have any training? and i gulped on water and i said i m exhausted. i said, okay, well grab him under his arm and we re going to tow him to shore.