Customs Officers Help Revive Unconscious Woman At Dulles Airport

DULLES, VA — Customs and Border Protection officers helped to revive an unconscious woman who had stopped breathing Sunday morning at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The 50-year-old Indian national had traveled to Virginia with her husband on a flight Sunday morning from New Delhi, India. During primary inspection with CBP officers, the woman experienced medical distress and fell from her wheelchair. The officers immediately responded, contacted emergency medical services, and began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the woman, who had ceased breathing. The officers continued administering protective barrier breaths between compressions until relieved by EMS five minutes later.

“The immediate and decisive actions by our Customs and Border Protection officers and EMS technicians allowed this woman a fighting chance to survive her medical distress,” said Keith Fleming, assistant director of field operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office, in a release. “I am extraordinarily proud of the professionalism and compassion our team demonstrated and happy that this couple gets to cherish another day together.”