Man Lying Unconscious On Street Had Life Saved By Responders

NEW LONDON, CT — The life of a man found found lying unconscious on the sidewalk near Briggs and Vauxhall streets Wednesday morning was saved by a New London Police K-9 officer, New London Fire Department firefighters, medics and an emergency dispatcher.

Police posted a 'caught doing something right' post on Facebook.

Police K-9 officer Chris Bunkley was on patrol when he saw a man "lying motionless" on a sidewalk, "unconscious and unresponsive." Bunkley quickly called for help from firefighters as he began chest compressions and, continued CPR until fire department medics got there and started "advanced life support measures."

The man was rushed to L+M Hospital by New London Emergency Service personnel. He was soon "conscious and talking."

"The combined efforts of all the responders played a tremendous role in a positive patient outcome. Great job!"

The New London Police Department "salutes all those involved:"

NLPD K9 Officer Chris Bunkley
NLPD Dispatcher Rachel Lewis
NLPD Dispatcher Mitchell Clapsadle
FDNL Jeffrey M. Rheaume
FDNL Michael Leonard
FDNL Nicholas Petrizzi
FDNL Andrew Rozek
FDNL Diego Barboza
FDNL Andres Gonzalez
L+M Paramedic Peter Lynch
L+M Paramedic student Marissa Werchan