A Delray Beach teen thanks the team that saved him after lightning
Fourteen-year-old Kevin Sosa, struck by lightning at a soccer game in August, reunited with Delray Medical Center staff and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. His father's CPR and a bystander's help kept him alive, and he plans to play again.
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Kevin Sosa, 14, stood with his family at Delray Medical Center on Wednesday and thanked the people who treated him after a lightning strike, WSVN reported. He was hit during a soccer game in August and went into cardiac arrest in front of his family.
His father started CPR. A bystander kept it going until Palm Beach County Fire Rescue arrived. Doctors at the hospital said that early CPR limited the harm from a lack of oxygen. Sosa spent about a month in care, including several days unconscious, then went home. He turned 14 while he was recovering. He told the room he plans to play soccer again.
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