LAKE CUMBERLAND, Ky. (FOX 56) — A trip to Lake Cumberland quickly turned into a life-or-death situation on July 12, but an off-duty firefighter was able to save the day.
On Thursday, the Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS celebrated firefighter and EMT Keegan Bolt for stepping up while he was off duty.
The fire department said Bolt was on a family houseboat trip at Lake Cumberland when he noticed a medical emergency happening in the water.
The unidentified person was a heart attack survivor with a known cardiac condition who became distressed after a quick change in temperature triggered a circulatory failure, causing a near-drowning incident…