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Well, stories continue to surface from those in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas… Caroline Johnson of Tujunga, California, wrote in to nominate her daughter’s friend Matt Cuddihy. While her own daughter was not at the event, Caroline says that she is proud of Matt and the lives he saved that day.
Matt was in the crowd during Jason Aldean’s set when the shooting started. He was standing next to a young woman named Katrina Hannah who he had met at the festival.
When the bullets started flying, he noticed people around him dropping to the ground and that’s when he noticed Katrina had been hit. As a trained EMT, Matt went into action immediately. He said that he identified where she was bleeding and took off his shirt to apply a dressing. It was then he made the decision to leave Katrina and help place tourniquets on nine other people, also saving their lives.
Matt says that because of this horrific event he feels he now has a desire to become an army medic. He was glad he was there to help those around him. And, as for Katrina, she credits his quick thinking for saving her life.
This week’s Hero is Matt Cuddihy!
Learn more about Matt and his story here.
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