POLICE SECURITY DETAIL PROVIDES CPR AT US OPEN

(BETHESDA, MD) – A state trooper and a Montgomery County police officer on a law enforcement detail at the US Open today provided more than security when they came to the aid of a spectator who was having an apparent heart attack.

At about 10:30 a.m. today, Maryland State Police Trooper First Class Paul Zimmerman and Montgomery County Police Officer Deirdre Sugrue were on their assigned player escort security detail on the course at the US Open. Both were approached by spectators near the 11th tee and alerted to a man in his thirties lying on the cart path in obvious distress.

After assessing the man’s condition, the trooper and county officer immediately began CPR. In between supplying emergency breaths, the county officer called the joint operations command center at the event and requested EMS personnel. Montgomery County EMS personnel responded and took over chest compressions. The patient was transported to Suburban Hospital.

TFC Zimmerman had just completed CPR refresher training last week.