An individual was rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon following a cardiac event on the River Place Nature Trail in Austin, authorities confirmed. Emergency teams from Austin-Travis County EMS, the Austin Fire Department, and the Lake Travis Fire Department quickly responded to the situation, arriving on the scene at about 1:44 p.m. to assist the stricken adult who had reportedly gone into cardiac arrest. Lifesaving CPR measures were employed by medics on site, according to KXAN.
FINAL Wilderness Rescue w/ #ATCEMS, AFD & @laketravisfire: The patient has been extricated from the trail & #ATCEMSMedics reporting they have regained pulses & are transporting the patient to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center in critical condition. No other info available.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 14, 2024
The concerted efforts of the rescue teams on the trail bore fruit, reviving the pulse of the patient who had, just moments before their arrival, been clasped by the indifferent hands of an unforgiving affliction. "The patient has been extricated from the trail & #ATCEMSMedics reporting they have regained pulses," as stated by the Austin-Travis County EMS. They transported the patient, whose condition remained critical, to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center.
No new details regarding the identity of the patient or the exact circumstances leading to the medical event have been provided.
