RHINEBECK – An attendee at the Dutchess County Fair on Friday is alive due to EMS workers at the fair and an off-duty firefighter. City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department Firefighter Erik Stroka and his girlfriend were showing their cows on Ag-Hill Friday afternoon when a nearby person went unresponsive. Both Stroka, a firefighter on Engine 2 in the city, and his girlfriend rushed to the person’s aid along with Dutchess County Fair EMS.
CPR began almost immediately in the barn, and the patient was transported to a local emergency department for treatment.
The person was eventually transferred to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, with a successful outcome, according to Local 596 officials.
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