Drew Lynch, who appeared on America’s Got Talent, was forced to bring a performance to a halt after a man in the crowd suffered a heart attack during his show
An America’s Got Talent star was forced to halt his stand-up show after a man suffered a heart attack mid-set. Drew Lynch was performing in Washington when the incident, involving an elderly man, unfolded.
During the performance in Spokane last week, Drew became emotional as the medical emergency caused him to stop his show. He later explained it was “one of the most powerful examples of community and human connection.” Drew, 34, noticed that something was happening in the audience at his crowd when he called out: “Oh hey, everything okay?”
The crowd surrounding the 84-year-old man responded: “No,” as people started to rush over to help the man, who was later identified as Mr Wende, and started performing CPR. A woman in the crowd confirmed she’d started chest compressions but was unable to find a pulse, as another woman offered to help and be the “second”.
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But as the situation appeared to worsen, a crowd grew around the elderly gentleman, with Drew informing the crowd to “make some room”. Paramedics later arrived but Mr Wende, who at this point regained consciousness and was lifted onto a stretcher and taken to the emergency department.
“Great job everybody,” said one audience member as the crowd started cheering and applauding. A visibly moved Drew wiped away tears from his eyes, telling the crowd: “That was incredible dude.
“Like, I know we’re here making jokes and doing a bunch of s***. But you guys all really just came together in a really cool way dude. You saved that guys life man. I mean that was crazy.”
He went on to add: “You guys worked together so fast, that was nuts, man.” An audience member yelled: “Spokane does care!” Drew continued: “To just witness that, I mean – that was crazy, I have literally the hardest job in the world now, and that’s mostly what this is about.”
Still moved by what had unfolded, an audience member handed Drew a tissue as he continued to wipe away his tears. “I’m dabbing my eyes, I’m like a widow at a funeral right now,” he said, before adding: “Can you guys give a hand to the people that saved that guys life?”
Taking to Instagram after the incident, Drew shared a snap of himself and Mr Wade, taken in the hospital. He said: “He had no pulse for over 5 minutes when, by a miracle of God and the efforts of people in that room that night, they were able to revive him. I’ve never seen anything like it. The community came together by putting aside any identity or ego for one shared goal- and that was successfully bringing Mr. Wende back to life.”
He revealed that he visited Mr Wende in hospital the day after in order to finish the show for him, but he and the gentleman spent “hours” laughing with one another. “In a divided world filled with hurt and uncertainty, we overlook how fragile the time is that we even get to be here. It feels like we forget that we’re all the same underneath… we’re all human. Shout out to the city of Spokane, the medical professionals, and the Wende family for bringing this beautiful man into my life and reminding me how special community is,” Drew said.
Drew later revealed that he has kept in touch with Mr Wende and speaks to him via FaceTime, as he’s now recuporating in a rehabilitation centre close to his home in Spokane.
Source: Mirror
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