A Tulare County sheriff’s deputy has been recognized for lifesaving actions after responding to a late-night medical emergency in August that left a man pulseless and unresponsive.

Deputy Sabin Henderson and a partner were responding to a burglary call when a second call came in around 1 a.m. on Aug. 10: A family member reported that a loved one was not breathing and believed he might be dead. The deputies raced across town to the home in Pixley.

“When we got there, family members were outside screaming for help,” Henderson said. “As soon as I walked in, there was an air mattress in the living room and the man was laying on it. We got him on the floor, assessed that he had no pulse and wasn’t breathing, and immediately started CPR.”

Henderson, trained as an EMT before joining the sherif

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