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Danbury Off-Duty Chief Helps Save A Person During Flight From Vegas Danbury Off-Duty Chief Helps Save A Person During Flight From Vegas
Danbury Off-Duty Chief Helps Save A Person During Flight From Vegas This story has been updated. A Danbury deputy fire chief helped save the life of a person suffering a medical crisis on a flight from Las Vegas. The incident took place around 5:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, when Deputy Chief Bill Lounsbury was off duty on a flight from Las Vegas when he was altered that medical personnel was needed for a patient having an anaphylactic reaction.  He told the flight crew that he was an advanced EMT, said Danbury Fire Communications Coordinator James Gagliardo. Lounsbury quickly teamed up with a Connecticut pediatrician to treat the patient.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hikers Rescued After Swarm Of Bees Attack In Woods Near Area Nature Center Hikers Rescued After Swarm Of Bees Attack In Woods Near Area Nature Center
Hikers Rescued After Swarm Of Bees Attack In Woods Near Area Nature Center A group of hikers was rescued by first responders after being stung by a swarm of bees in the woods near a popular nature center in Connecticut. The Ansonia Rescue and Medical Services were dispatched to the Ansonia Nature Center.after the report of multiple hikers had been stung, including one who was experiencing a severe anaphylactic reaction, ARMS said on its Facebook page. Using all-terrain vehicles, the group conducted a search for several miles into the woods to reach the hikers. “A search was conducted and the patient was eventually located several miles into the woods, suffering a…

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by Kathy Reakes