Belmont Coach Ian Haffer is being recognized for saving the life of another coach during a game last week.
Waltham’s Coach Ronnie Poirier suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the court nearly three minutes into the game, that’s when Coach Haffer, who is also a doctor, immediately sprang into action. Coach Haffer got an AED kit and placed the life-saving pads on Coach Ronnie’s chest.
“He wasn’t responding, he wasn’t breathing, had no pulse,” said Haffer. “After a couple of rounds, he started making some kind of sounds, maybe a little bit of gurgling.”…