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2/6/2006, 12:02 PM
Teen Saves Life Of Woman Who Once Saved His
Here's a story you may need to hear twice to believe. A local teen saved the life of the same woman who saved his life years earlier.
Seven years ago, Lancaster's Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his little brother's little-league baseball team. During one game, an errant ball hit him in the chest. His heart stopped beating. Fortunately, a nurse whose son played on that team was able to revive Stephan and save his life.
Stephan's mother said he was extremely fortunate. The nurse was supposed to be at work that night, but was given the day off at the last minute.
But here's the amazing part of the story.
Last week that same nurse was eating at the Hillview Restaurant in Depew, when she began to choke on her food. Witnesses say patrons were screaming for someone to help her. One of the restaurant employees, who knew the Heimlich Maneuver, ran out from the back and saved the woman's life.
It turns out the employee was 17-year-old Kevin Stephan, the same boy whose life the woman saved seven years ago. She saved his life, and years later he saved hers.
Stephan's family said he received life-saving training as a Junior Firefighter at the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association. The man who trained Stephan, Dan Curtis, said he was trained by the American Red Cross.
"He called to thank me for teaching him what I taught him in order to be able to do what he did at the restaurant," Curtis said. "It was just incredible. And as an instructor you can't get a better compliment than that when somebody in the civilian world takes what they learn in a four-hour C.P.R. class and actually uses it to save someone's life."
Ironically, Stephan was not scheduled to work that day, but volunteered to come in because he had the day off from school, according to Curtis.
The Red Cross plans is planning an award presentation for Stephan, hoping to point to the amazing story as a means of spreading awareness for the necessity of life-saving training. Stephan is also a life-long Boy Scout. The scouts said they're planning a similar award ceremony for the young hero.
WGRZ confirmed this incredible story with the both the boy's family and the Red Cross, but were not able to arrange an on-camera interview with him or the woman. We promise to keep trying.
http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=46528
Here's a story you may need to hear twice to believe. A local teen saved the life of the same woman who saved his life years earlier.
Seven years ago, Lancaster's Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his little brother's little-league baseball team. During one game, an errant ball hit him in the chest. His heart stopped beating. Fortunately, a nurse whose son played on that team was able to revive Stephan and save his life.
Stephan's mother said he was extremely fortunate. The nurse was supposed to be at work that night, but was given the day off at the last minute.
But here's the amazing part of the story.
Last week that same nurse was eating at the Hillview Restaurant in Depew, when she began to choke on her food. Witnesses say patrons were screaming for someone to help her. One of the restaurant employees, who knew the Heimlich Maneuver, ran out from the back and saved the woman's life.
It turns out the employee was 17-year-old Kevin Stephan, the same boy whose life the woman saved seven years ago. She saved his life, and years later he saved hers.
Stephan's family said he received life-saving training as a Junior Firefighter at the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association. The man who trained Stephan, Dan Curtis, said he was trained by the American Red Cross.
"He called to thank me for teaching him what I taught him in order to be able to do what he did at the restaurant," Curtis said. "It was just incredible. And as an instructor you can't get a better compliment than that when somebody in the civilian world takes what they learn in a four-hour C.P.R. class and actually uses it to save someone's life."
Ironically, Stephan was not scheduled to work that day, but volunteered to come in because he had the day off from school, according to Curtis.
The Red Cross plans is planning an award presentation for Stephan, hoping to point to the amazing story as a means of spreading awareness for the necessity of life-saving training. Stephan is also a life-long Boy Scout. The scouts said they're planning a similar award ceremony for the young hero.
WGRZ confirmed this incredible story with the both the boy's family and the Red Cross, but were not able to arrange an on-camera interview with him or the woman. We promise to keep trying.
http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=46528