Medical professionals don’t make “house calls” anymore, but thanks to the heroic efforts made by several off-duty members of the local medical community on a “truck call”, the life of Ray Williams of Jonesboro was saved on Thursday, January 29th.

According to reports, a truck driven by a man who has not yet been identified slid off Hwy 167 north of Quitman, LA, tumbled down an embankment, and landed upside down in a swampy area, with most of the cab submerged.

As fate would have it, Jackson Parish Hospital Doctors William (Jaime) and Tonya Slusher, nurses Hanna Williams and Summer LeBlanc, Sergeant Koby Saucier of the Louisiana National Guard, and concerned citizen Jacob Hady, were traveling along the highway at the same time, saw the accident, and immediately went into action.

According to a report filed by Johnette Magner of KTBS TV-3 in Shreveport, LA, the Good Samaritans braved the chilling waters and unknown conditions below, pulled the unresponsive man from his truck, and placed him on the bank. Hanna Williams then performed chest compressions while Dr. Tonya Slusher administered mouth-to-mouth breathing treatment. Their joint efforts resuscitated the victim.

The group continued to use their life-saving medical, trauma, and emergency care knowledge to keep this man alive until Jackson Parish first responders and paramedics arrived on scene to take over the recovery efforts. Showing extraordinary calmness and professionalism during the ordeal, Williams even delivered a “time-stamped” report – recording the time the truck flipped, the amount of time the victim was in the water, when he was pulled out, when CPR was administered, and when the victim was resuscitated.

A video of the heroic rescue efforts was taken by fellow National Guardman William Cox and is able to be seen by going to the following link – https://www.facebook.com/1015780882/posts/pfbid0xKyVvXVmTF6T9ARPAnEkWU5tyhtyh3G1i8pbixrMzHgM1qFWN2NTdJC38U48Q7eTl/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=VhDh1V

The condition of the victim who was transported to a hospital in Shreveport, LA, is unknown at this time, but thanks to the heroic efforts of these Good Samaritans, he will have a chance to recover. God bless everyone who put aside their own personal safety and thought more about saving the life of this man.