Last Saturday, an elderly couple, Todd and Donna, hurried early to the beach to take pictures of the sunrise. Todd suddenly1over a stone while enjoying the2of it. And he was3injured. When she found Todd's heart stopped beating, she screamed for4right away.
Tyler Volpe, a health care worker at a local hospital, was surfing that morning. He came flying out of the5when he heard Donna's6. He rushed to the scene, and started chest compressions.
When Volpe breathed into Todd's mouth, the tide began to7. Other surfers used their boards to8a wall against some water. "Volpe tried to keep him9until the ambulance got there," Donna said.
The ambulance soon arrived, and then a doctor used a defibrillator(除颤器) to10his heart and restart his heartbeat. Through the efforts of the11staff, he came to life. And then he was taken to the hospital.
After Todd was discharged from the hospital, Donna posted a message on the Internet asking if anyone knew the surfers who helped Todd. She12with Volpe via online texts. Later, Todd and Donna met Volpe at last. They were extremely13to Volpe. They gave Volpe a big hug when they reunited with him. They said, "Thank you, Volpe. Without you, it could have had a really different ending on the beach that day." But Volpe said it was14because he was one of the seaside first-aid volunteers. They were impressed by his good qualities and15to help others in the future, too.
