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Senior citizen riding bicycle apparently died of a heart attack, according to a friend who tried to save him.
By H. Nelson Goodson
September 28, 2010
Milwaukee - On Tuesday, a 78-year-old man riding his bicycle in the 1200 block of W. National Ave. fell and died at the East-South corner. A 58-year-old man named Dennis who was just a few doors down saw the bicyclist wobble and then fall from his bicycle just after noon. "I flew down there fast and called 911 and I began to give him CPR because he wasn't breathing. I tried my best to revive him," Dennis said.
It took more than 10 minutes before the fire department responded, according to Linda Williams, 39, who also came to his aid. Williams said, she also called 911 at about 12:27 p.m. and the first emergency assistance arrived around 12:40 p.m.
The time elapse could not be confirmed by the Fire Department. The police also arrived, but by then the 78-year-old man had expired.
Another witness named Frank, 38, said, he was driving by with his truck at about 12:40 p.m. when emergency personnel were just arriving. "Its crazy, they should have arrived sooner," Frank said.
Williams says, maybe if the fire department personnel would have arrived sooner the bicyclist might have survived. The victim apparently suffered from a heart attack and wasn't breathing, according to Dennis. Dennis said, he knew the victim for eight years and identified him as John Winters. Winters was wearing a helmet, three layers of clothing and long johns and fire department personnel had to cut the layers, according to Dennis.
Tuesday's afternoon temperature was 62 degrees and sunny. Winters died at the scene after efforts by Dennis failed to revive him.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office pick up the body around 2:35 p.m. from the corner.
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Senior citizen riding bicycle apparently died of a heart attack, according to a friend who tried to save him.
By H. Nelson Goodson
September 28, 2010
Milwaukee - On Tuesday, a 78-year-old man riding his bicycle in the 1200 block of W. National Ave. fell and died at the East-South corner. A 58-year-old man named Dennis who was just a few doors down saw the bicyclist wobble and then fall from his bicycle just after noon. "I flew down there fast and called 911 and I began to give him CPR because he wasn't breathing. I tried my best to revive him," Dennis said.
It took more than 10 minutes before the fire department responded, according to Linda Williams, 39, who also came to his aid. Williams said, she also called 911 at about 12:27 p.m. and the first emergency assistance arrived around 12:40 p.m.
The time elapse could not be confirmed by the Fire Department. The police also arrived, but by then the 78-year-old man had expired.
Another witness named Frank, 38, said, he was driving by with his truck at about 12:40 p.m. when emergency personnel were just arriving. "Its crazy, they should have arrived sooner," Frank said.
Williams says, maybe if the fire department personnel would have arrived sooner the bicyclist might have survived. The victim apparently suffered from a heart attack and wasn't breathing, according to Dennis. Dennis said, he knew the victim for eight years and identified him as John Winters. Winters was wearing a helmet, three layers of clothing and long johns and fire department personnel had to cut the layers, according to Dennis.
Tuesday's afternoon temperature was 62 degrees and sunny. Winters died at the scene after efforts by Dennis failed to revive him.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office pick up the body around 2:35 p.m. from the corner.
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