The quick thinking of friends, lifeguards, EMS and doctors all helped Lisa Peterson during critical minutes that saved her life.
Lisa Peterson, 41, and lifeguard Niel Smith, 19, have an emotional reunion at Morro Beach in Laguna on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Peterson suffered a stroke almost a year ago and Smith was one several people who tended to her, helping save her life. Peterson, along with her then 14-year-old daughter, Haylee, and family friends from Rancho Cucamonga, was at Crystal Cove State Beach’s Moro Beach to enjoy a relaxing beach day last summer – but within minutes, everything changed.
Lisa Peterson, 41, and her daughter Haylee, 15, have a reunion with lifeguard Niel Smith, 19, at Moro Beach at Crystal Cove State Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Peterson suffered a stroke almost a year ago while at the beach with her daughter. Smith was one several people who tended to her, helping save her life.
Peterson was on a race against the clock, with every minute passing possibly meaning the difference between being able to walk and talk, the difference between life or death.State Parks lifeguard Niel Smith remembers having a relatively mellow day on July 10, but still busy with the usual summer beach crowds.
It is one of the county’s nine Stroke Neurology Receiving Centers, as designated by the OC Health Care Agency. “You’re not able to do a procedure that quickly unless everyone has buy-in, and everyone knows what their job is,” Mesipam said. “And she gets to go to the beach another day.”May is Stroke Awareness Month, with many programs across the county and country highlighting how to recognize and respond to a stroke victim.
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