Mayor Mark Senter said during the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Monday night, “This is a crazy world that we live in, but every now and then a miracle comes along and there is a miracle that happened right here in the City of Plymouth on September 26th. We are here tonight to celebrate a life that came back.”
As a way to recognize the men that did life-saving CPR and using an AED, Kevin Houin publically thank those involved.
During the evening hours of September 26th Kevin Houin was at Riverside Intermediate School for his regular basketball game with the guys. He thought he was in the best shape of his life since he had been training for a half marathon. After losing the first game of the night, Kevin went to the sidelines and sat down. Within minutes he was struggling to get his breath and eventually stopped breathing.
911 was called and while waiting for the ambulance the guys determined who had the most current CPR certification, Brad Heack was to he began compression on Houin’s chest while Scott Michel gave him the “breath of life”. Riverside teacher Ryan Welch ran to get the school’s AED and Plymouth Police Officer Joe Diesch arrived and operated the AED which started Houin’s heart pumping on the first try.
After being treated at the Plymouth Hospital, Houin was transferred to South Bend where the cardiologist found 3 arteries with blockages.
Houin said Monday night, “With all of the bad press that our police officers get across this country, I asked mayor Senter what I could do to recognize these people that actually brought me back from the dead and he suggested coming here in public to honor these individuals.”
