A woman named Joanne Beckett has been wishing to thank the man who helped save the life of his son. His son Zak about 10 years old fell at Elora Gorge and hit his head. Beckett finally found the savior of his son on social media.
According to Beckett, she posted a letter on the Facebook which she hopes to find the “guardian angel” that helped his son in the accident. Furthermore, she stated that how grateful their family to the anonymous military medic who provided first aid at his son. We are very fortunate and blessed to have him into our lives and saved our family.
Saving a life
Before the accident, Beckett and her family were visiting relatives at Elora Gorge during a long weekend. She and her boyfriend were helping her daughter down a last step on a concrete staircase and Zak who was ahead of them slipped and hit his head on the rocks. According to the mother, she did not see what hit his head, only that he was only crawling towards them. Blood was pooling in his eyes and she taught Zak lost his eyes. There was a large open wound on his head, and he was screaming ‘Mom, my head’. She just helped his son up the stairs. A man offered help by calling an ambulance while Beckett’s boyfriend comforts her daughter.
A woman who was wearing rappelling gear or equipment for rock climbing heard the scream of the boy and called for help from a member of their team who was a medic in the military. The military medic quickly checked Zak for his injuries, provided first aid to the boy and pulled a head bandage from his first aid kit and placed it on the wound of Zak. The medic comforts his son while waiting for the ambulance and he was taken immediately to Groves Memorial Hospital in Fergus for further treatment.
While waiting for the ambulance, Beckett did not have a chance to talk to the medic, and some friends suggested social media. Finally someone posted an email address. She checked the email on Facebook and there was no profile picture and just a hint that states “Canadian Armed Forces”. She sent an email to the military medic, and he responded that he was the person that provided first aid to his son and wants to stay anonymous.
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LEARN MORE
Learn how to help by enrolling in a first aid and CPR training course and for more information, check out these sources:
https://www.wikihow.com/Do-Basic-First-Aid
https://www.healthline.com/health/first-aid/cpr
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr-treatment