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91ƵI91Ƶve got to do something91Ƶ: Kelowna Rocket saves drowning man in Alberta

Forward Ty Hurley saved a man91Ƶs life at the Strathmore, Alta. hotel they were staying in
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Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley was in the right place at the right time as he saved a man91Ƶs life in a Strathmore, AB hotel on Thursday, Dec. 7. (WHL.ca)

In a moment91Ƶs notice, people have to make the right decision to save someone else91Ƶs life.

That moment happened for Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley in the middle of their eight-game road trip in the Prairies.

Hurley and some of this teammates were waiting in the lobby of their hotel in Strathmore, Alta. when something caught his eye through the window to the pool.

What he saw was a fully clothed man bobbing in the water and eventually submerged. A hotel employee tried to talk to the man but never jumped in.

The 19-year-old knew he had to do something.

91ƵAt this point, I decided I91Ƶve got to do something here. This isn91Ƶt right,91Ƶ Hurley recalled. 91ƵI took off my shirt and leaned over the edge (of the pool) and grabbed him by his shoulders and ripped him out of the water. He was probably under there for at least 30-40 seconds. I got him out of there, flipped him on his back and he wasn91Ƶt breathing at all. It was pretty scary.91Ƶ

Hurley had taken a CPR course years earlier but never actually had to perform chest compressions on anyone before, until that Thursday, Dec. 7.

91ƵYou91Ƶre not really thinking about anything but the situation. Your mind is cleared out and you91Ƶre acting in the moment,91Ƶ Hurley said. 91ƵAfter 15-20 compressions, he started breathing all of a sudden. That was a relief.91Ƶ

Hurley91Ƶs teammate Ethan Neutens came into the picture to help as well.

91ƵWe were just hoping the guy was alright, hoping he comes out of it on two feet,91Ƶ Neutens added. 91ƵIt was pretty scary.91Ƶ

91ƵHis pulse was weak, his hands had no colour in them at all, he91Ƶs barely breathing,91Ƶ Hurley said. 91ƵWe flipped him on his side and got him some towels. At this point someone had called an ambulance so we just waited there with him.91Ƶ

When emergency services arrived, they took the man to the local hospital in stable conditions with non-life-threatening injuries.

91ƵI think it91Ƶs great for everyone to do that (lifesaving courses) just in case,91Ƶ Hurley said. 91ƵYou just never know what situations you may come across.91Ƶ

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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