- March 10, 2025
Two Volusia County Road and Bridge supervisors helped save a laborer's life on Jan. 27, by performing CPR.
According to a Volusia County news release, Supervisors Adam Cozier, of Ormond Beach, and Shawn McKlem, of Edgewater, began chest compressions and restored the laborer's pulse after he collapsed on the grounds of the Public Works Northeast Services Facility in Daytona Beach.
"They restored a pulse before Volusia County Emergency Medical Services arrived, restored breathing, and transported him to a local hospital, where he recovered," the news release states.
Cozier and McKlem had each taken CPR classes on their own, and this was the first time they put their training to use, the county reported.
Cozier is responsible for the maintenance of drainage structures throughout the county and began working with the county in 2010 as an equipment operator. He was promoted to Road and Bridge supervisor in 2021.
McKlem coordinates road maintenance services and is a Public Works supervisor. He joined the Road and Bridge team in 2005.
“Their quick actions, along with those of other Road and Bridge staff and our EMS team, played a key role in saving the man’s life,” County Manager George Rectenwald said in the press release. “Their response also demonstrates the importance of community members becoming educated in hands-only CPR.”
