{"id":271406,"date":"2026-05-14T21:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271406\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:34:32","slug":"staff-at-fort-pierce-high-school-worked-together-to-save-students-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271406\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff at Fort Pierce high school worked together to save student’s life"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT PIERCE, Fla. \u2014 WPTV is listening to some local heroes who saved the life of a student in Fort Pierce.<\/p>\n

On April 23, Eduardo Ortiz, a student at Fort Pierce Central High School, fell unconscious during gym class, without a pulse.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Quick action saves collapsed student <\/p>\n

Quick action saves collapsed Fort Pierce student<\/p>\n

WPTV\u2019s Tyler Hatfield learned his physical education teachers Mike Watkins, Katie Clive and Jeannie Glenton; school nurses Trurlette Noble and Latoya Wilder; and school resource deputies Blake Behrsin and RD Lyons arrived in minutes.<\/p>\n

They performed CPR and used an AED, before Eduardo finally gasped for air. <\/p>\n

“We’re grateful to work at a school where the staff stepped up,\u201d said deputy Blake Behrsin. \u201cThey don’t have to do everything that we do, but they didn’t hesitate.\u201d<\/p>\n

While they have very different roles day-to-day in the halls of Fort Pierce Central High, these heroes came together for their student.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t care what anybody title was, our goal was to save this kid’s life, and we work together as a team to do that,\u201d said Trurlette Noble, the school nurse.<\/p>\n

Eduardo is home recovering.<\/p>\n

Principal Eldrique Gardner has a message for him: “We’re rooting for him in a speedy recovery, and we cannot wait until he walks the halls of Fort Pierce Central High School.” <\/p>\n

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