A Marshall County deputy is home after cardiac arrest, with no lasting brain injury
Marshall County EMS resuscitated Sgt. Rodney Sleeth after he collapsed on duty. He was discharged without a lasting neurological injury, and the responders are being honored with him.
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Sgt. Rodney Sleeth of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office collapsed in cardiac arrest while on duty. Marshall County EMS resuscitated him, and he was taken to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, WTOV 9 reported on October 21, 2026. He was later discharged with no lasting neurological impairment. The station noted that survival after cardiac arrest is uncommon. Sleeth's outcome is one deputy's recovery, not a general rate.
He and the first responders who treated him were to be recognized again on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Marshall County Health Department. The report names the rescue and the discharge. It does not describe how long his heart was stopped, or what care he still needs.
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