Unresponsive Man Aided By Attendees Of The Summer Block Party Sponsored By Discover Church At Kosciuszko Park In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Church attendees of the Summer Block Party at Kosciuszko Park immediately rendered life-saving measures to a man who became unresponsive at the event.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

June 25, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Sunday, multiple Summer Block Party attendees immediately rendered aid to a man who became on responsive, had no pulse, his face turning blue and wasn't breathing by the park event. Laura Manriquez, who is a nurse was attending the event and she immediately went to helped and rendered coordinated life-saving measures around 6:45 p.m. to the man before the Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics arrived.

Three Milwaukee police officers were at the park when the incident occured.

Several other attendees took turns in providing compressions to the man's chess until Manriquez was successful in getting another person to remove the man's shoes and socks to feel a pulse on his feet, she found a pulse. Since earlier attempts by other people to locate a pulse in his arm and neck failed. The man was turning blue due to a lack of oxygen.

The man in his 50's, soon after getting continued compressions to his chess by people, he began to breath again.

The man was conveyed to a local hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown.

Afterwards, a Marine veteran who helped with chess compressions thanked Manriquez for coordinating and rendering life-saving measures for the man, as other people prayed for the man while he was unresponsive.

Manriquez released the following statement to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA), "As a minister of God's Word, I believe in prayer, laying of the hands and praying over individuals. But as a medical professional, it is of utmost importance for individuals to always allow room for those administrating medical attention."

The Discover Church attendees at the park also prayed for the man to fully recover.

The Summer Block Party on Sunday afternoon was sponsored by the Discover Church and held at Kosciuszko Park, 900 block of W. Lincoln Ave. from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., according to Manriquez' Facebook post, video of the incident and event.