Death on the trail today

[topochines2012]

We were about 45 minutes from O Cebreiro today and we came upon a group performing CPR. We called emergency but no ambulance came and over an hour later a helicopter showed up but it was too late. I don’t have any details beyond that but it shook all of us. It occurred a few hundred meters from La Laguna de Castilla.

 

[dbier]

Topochines....you all, they all, did your best.

Depending upon the age of the victim and the reason for the arrest, the percentages of people saved by CPR are much less than 50%. And that's even when advanced life support shows up within minutes.

The reason we do CPR is because, sometimes, you can catch lightning in a bottle. Any chance is usually better than no chance. But those of us who've had to do it more than once know that we get very few back.

Feel free to PM me if talking will help you.

 

[lovingkindness]

R.I.P. dear pilgrim...

 

[Robo]

Sad News. R.I.P. Pilgrim.....

 

[alexwalker]

If I end my life on the Camino, I will at least have left this life while doing something spectacular and close to my heart. Much preferred to a lonely deteriorated life in a nursing home.

Not bad.

JMHO and my 0.02 €.

Other than that, I am of course very sorry for the fate of the deceased pilgrim.

 

[Lexicos]

They passed away doing a thing they love, and that's something.
May they rest in peace.

 

[Sushumna]

Thank you for trying to save our dear friend Michael's life today. I think it is him you are referring to. We are in shock and will miss him massively. He was a remarkable man.
And he died doing what he loved. Rest in peace dear Michael.

 

[Kiwi-family]

@Sushumna I am sorry for your loss.

 

[David Tallan]

May their memory be a blessing to their loved ones.

 

[gordon1]

So sad. A massive thank you to the people who helped him in his last moments.

 

[Sd217]

Godspeed Pilgrim

 

[backlasher]

So sorry to hear this but a big "thank you" to those who helped.