In a moment鈥檚 notice, people have to make the right decision to save someone else鈥檚 life.
That moment happened for Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley in the middle of their eight-game road trip in the Prairies.
Hurley and some of this teammates were waiting in the lobby of their hotel in Strathmore, Alta. when something caught his eye through the window to the pool.
What he saw was a fully clothed man bobbing in the water and eventually submerged. A hotel employee tried to talk to the man but never jumped in.
The 19-year-old knew he had to do something.
鈥淎t this point, I decided I鈥檝e got to do something here. This isn鈥檛 right,鈥� Hurley recalled. 鈥淚 took off my shirt and leaned over the edge (of the pool) and grabbed him by his shoulders and ripped him out of the water. He was probably under there for at least 30-40 seconds. I got him out of there, flipped him on his back and he wasn鈥檛 breathing at all. It was pretty scary.鈥�
Hurley had taken a CPR course years earlier but never actually had to perform chest compressions on anyone before, until that Thursday, Dec. 7.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e not really thinking about anything but the situation. Your mind is cleared out and you鈥檙e acting in the moment,鈥� Hurley said. 鈥淎fter 15-20 compressions, he started breathing all of a sudden. That was a relief.鈥�
Hurley鈥檚 teammate Ethan Neutens came into the picture to help as well.
鈥淲e were just hoping the guy was alright, hoping he comes out of it on two feet,鈥� Neutens added. 鈥淚t was pretty scary.鈥�
鈥淗is pulse was weak, his hands had no colour in them at all, he鈥檚 barely breathing,鈥� Hurley said. 鈥淲e flipped him on his side and got him some towels. At this point someone had called an ambulance so we just waited there with him.鈥�
When emergency services arrived, they took the man to the local hospital in stable conditions with non-life-threatening injuries.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 great for everyone to do that (lifesaving courses) just in case,鈥� Hurley said. 鈥淵ou just never know what situations you may come across.鈥�
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