The city of Battle Ground has honored three of its police officers for their actions in saving the lives of two men.
Officers Kyle Kinnan and Ed Michael along with Sgt. Josh Runnels received the police department’s Life Saving Medal, according to a Battle Ground news release.
The most recent incident happened in February 2019. Michael was dispatched to help a man who had collapsed while jogging along state Highway 503.
People had gathered around the jogger by the time officer Michael arrived. Off-duty State Patrol Sgt. Stephen Robley was performing CPR on the man, who was unconscious and showed no signs of life.
Michael used a defibrillator to jump-start the jogger’s heart, and the sergeant resumed CPR. Their efforts restored the man’s pulse, according to the city.
Fire District 3 crews took the man to a hospital. The jogger, identified as William Maxwell, no age or place of residence given, survived.
In October, Sgt. Runnels and officer Kinnan helped a 19-year-old man who was unresponsive and not breathing.
Kinnan determined the teenager needed Narcan, an opioid antagonist that’s used to revive people who are overdosing on opioids. The officer also administered chest compressions until Runnels arrived and started CPR, according to the city.
Following a second dose of Narcan, the man regained consciousness and was taken to the hospital.
The law enforcement officers “counted on their skills, training and equipment to save the lives of two men during their recent shifts,” the news release says.
