LAKEPORT, Calif. – Quick action by Lakeport Police, Lakeport Fire personnel and a 10-year-old girl helped save a Lakeport man's life on Tuesday.
Shaun Rudd, 32, of Lakeport was resuscitated and flown to an out-of-county trauma center after he was found at the bottom of a motel swimming pool, according to a report from Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.
Ferguson said Lakeport Police officers responded to a report of a male drowning victim at the swimming pool at Regency Inn, located at 1010 N Main St., at approximately 11:22 a.m. Tuesday.
Officer Stephanie Green arrived first and found Rudd at the bottom of the pool in 8 feet of water, Ferguson said.
Green jumped into the pool and brought Rudd to the surface, where Lakeport Fire personnel removed
him from the water and began life-saving efforts, Ferguson said.
At the motel officers contacted a 10-year-old Lakeport girl who had accompanied Rudd to the pool, according to Ferguson.
The girl had noticed something was wrong with Rudd, ran to the motel's front office and notified employees, who then called 911, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said Rudd was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where life-saving efforts continued.
Rudd, who showed signs of a pulse, was then airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital at 1:40 p.m., according to Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.
Katy Hillenmeyer, a spokesperson for Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, said early Tuesday evening that Rudd was in critical condition.
Rasmussen commended Green and Lakeport Fire personnel for their life-saving efforts.
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