Bridgeport honors the CPR that saved a basketball player
Mackenzie Holmes received Bridgeport's Good Samaritan award after CPR at a basketball game kept Daniel Rowan alive. Three weeks later the two men shook hands.
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The city of Bridgeport gave Mackenzie Holmes its Good Samaritan award for CPR that saved Daniel Rowan, WDTV reported. Holmes said he was playing basketball when he saw Rowan on the floor and stepped in.
Three weeks later the two men shook hands. Holmes said the best part was knowing Rowan was home with his wife, his parents, and his brother. The city used the award to mark that moment, not the scare that came before it.
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