Quick thinking, response save local man's life
Keith Kinnaird News Editor | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years AGO
SANDPOINT — Training and a coordinated response are credited with saving the life of a local man who plunged a knife into his chest in a crowded downtown bar early Wednesday morning.
The suicide attempt at the 219 Lounge was reported at 12:40 a.m. The unidentified man was taken to Bonner General Health and flown to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, according to Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon.
“It was a serious injury,” Coon said.
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