Katharina Buczek
Greg Countryman, a twenty-two-year-old sheriff’s deputy in Muscogee County, Georgia, is being praised for his quick jump to action in saving the lives of twins.
Countryman was only sworn in just a few months ago and was heading home at the end of his shift on May 16.
But, he received a call that a child had just been rescued from a swimming pool.
Instead of relying on other officers to respond, Countryman raced to the family’s home himself. There, he discovered two-year-old twins– a boy and a girl– lying unconscious beside the pool.
The children’s mother was performing CPR on the girl at the time Countryman arrived. So, he immediately began working on the boy.
“Between the both of us, we were able to get them back to a good state,” Countryman said.
Both children were revived and sent to the Piedmont Columbus Regional’s Pediatric Emergency Department for care. Still, Countryman was not finished– he also went to visit the twins later that evening.
“I went to the hospital, and the kids were watching TV. I was very happy that night seeing them up, watching TV, and able to lay down and feel safe and everything,” Countryman explained.
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