A construction worker is being hailed a hero after administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a dog that accidentally swallowed a ball in Virginia, United States.
Bliss Nuckols, the daughter of the canine鈥檚 owner, recounted how the animal was saved, as stated on her Facebook page last Wednesday, May 6.
鈥淪o, today my [mom鈥檚] German [shepherd], Jett, died. He was playing fetch outside, and he caught the ball and it got lodged in his throat,鈥 she said alongside a photo of the dog.
鈥淭hey attempted to get it out but couldn鈥檛, so my mom and sister and her [boyfriend] got him in the car and my mom rushed to take him to the vet,鈥 Nuckols added. 鈥淗e was still breathing, but you could tell he was struggling.鈥
However, on the way to the veterinarian, her mother noticed that Jett had stopped breathing and was limp in the backseat. Since Nuckols鈥 mom was at a construction site when she noticed Jett鈥檚 condition worsen, she exited her car and immediately asked nearby workers for help.
After explaining her situation to one construction worker, he approached the dog and took the ball out of Jett鈥檚 mouth. However, the German shepherd was still not breathing.
鈥淗e then started doing CPR on him and that鈥檚 when Jett came back to life!鈥 Nuckols explained. 鈥淭his man saved him. My mom got to the vet and by then Jett was starting to get back to his old self.鈥
Nuckols then asked others to share her post to help them find the man so they could thank him. She explained that her mom was 鈥渟o frazzled that she forgot to get his name.鈥
While Nuckols and her family were looking for the construction worker, he was trying to find them as well.
鈥淚f anyone knows the [lady] [who] [came] by our work zone on Delphine in front [of] Speedy鈥檚 about an hour ago that had the beautiful black German [shepherd] that had a ball stuck in his throat can y鈥檃ll please tag her in this?鈥 the man, named Cavaja Holt, said on his own page. 鈥淚鈥檇 like to know how he is鈥︹
Holt explained that it was his first time to stick his hand down a dog鈥檚 throat. He also noted that it was his first time to give 鈥渁ny living animal mouth-to-mouth.鈥
As he ended his recollection of the incident, he hoped the dog was doing well. Moments after both posts circulated online, one Sarah Brown tagged Holt in Nuckols鈥 page, explaining that he was the one who saved Jett.
Holt later replied to Nuckols鈥 post, saying, 鈥淲e all have to do our part.鈥
Meanwhile, Nuckols described the construction worker as a 鈥渢rue hero.鈥 JB
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