Red Cross honors teen for life-saving CPR efforts in Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The Red Cross in Evansville held a special ceremony for Serenity Gibson, a girl who saved the life of her friend’s great grandmother by performing CPR.

“She was just laying on the couch, and she started to stiffen up and said she felt like she couldn’t breathe,” Gibson said. “She felt like she couldn’t breathe, and then we called 911, they said someone do CPR, I was like, I am trained in CPR, I can do this and I sat there and did it till EMS arrived.”

And for her life saving efforts the Red Cross In Evansville presented her with a certificate of merit to recognize her courageous act. Gibson became certified in CPR training two years ago, during her time as a lifeguard at the YMCA…

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