An off-duty Lehi police officer who saved a man’s life outside a restaurant Thursday says he was just in the right place at the right time and credits his training for being able to help.
Officer James Skinner has been with the Lehi Police Department for 3 ½ years. During that time, he’s responded to just about everything.
“A lot of times it’s not a happy ending for an individual,” Skinner said Saturday.
On Feb. 21, Skinner was walking out to his car after eating dinner with is family. He saw a man lying unconscious on the pavement outside the Del Taco restaurant at 3633 N. Thanksgiving Way.
“So, I go around the car and I see this guy lying lifeless on the ground, and there are three people around him trying to figure out what to do,” Skinner said.
At first glance, he assumed the worst.
“When I first started looking at him, I thought: This guy is already dead. His eyes were open, his pupils fixed; he’s not responsive to anything,” Skinner said. “In my mind, he’s gone.”
But instinct kicked in, and Skinner began performing CPR on the man. The police officer's wife and children stood nearby and watched.
“It was pretty amazing to see him trade from ‘dad mode’ and hanging out at Del Taco to ‘cop mode,” said Brittany Skinner, James Skinner’s wife.
Officer Skinner said switching from dad mode to cop mode happened so quickly thanks to his CPR training.
“It helped me know how to do it properly,” he said.
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i thought this was a cool story and reminded me of the importance of scouting. cause in scouting there are merit badges such as the first aid merit badge that we scouts will earn. and those scouts that have earned that merit badge will know what to do in that type of situation.
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