It’s every 911 caller’s worst nightmare.
On Dec. 5, 15-year-old Amanda Sylvester was warming up before volleyball practice when she suddenly collapsed on the court. Luckily, many adults were at the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex in College Park, Georgia, that evening, including her coaches and Parks and Recreation staff, who all jumped in to help.
EMTs and Fire rescue arrived at the scene “in moments,” according to a press release issued by city, which is just outside of Atlanta. When the calls were made for an ambulance, the teen was “alert and able to speak.”
But the ambulance never showed up, and it likely cost Sylvester her life…