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ORLANDO – A first responder’s emotional letter after an 18-year-old’s death is going viral.
Michael Namey, a freshman at the University of Central Florida, was attending a pre-calculus class on Monday when he had a seizure.
A fellow student and trained first responder, Manny Ballestas, immediately rushed to Namey’s side and started performing CPR until emergency crews arrived, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
“I did everything I was ever trained to do,” Ballestas said in his Facebook post.
Unfortunately, Namey didn’t survive. Doctors say his death was caused by cardiac arrest.
After Namey’s death, Ballestas took to Facebook to write an emotional open letter to Namey’s family.
Ballestas says he is hoping his letter will show the importance of CPR training.
“Giving him a 50% chance of living versus a 0% was crucial, regardless of the outcome,” Ballestas said.