Overview
- Three Cooper City High School students spotted 65-year-old Diego Fernandez-Delgado struggling with a flat tire and, on April 19, recognized he was in medical distress and called 911.
- Deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue arrived, treated him at the roadside, and took him to Memorial Hospital West, where doctors confirmed a heart attack and performed several procedures.
- Officials said the teens’ quick actions likely saved his life, and Cooper City honored them with a proclamation on May 12.
- Newly released 911 audio with bodycam footage, plus a Good Morning America interview, brought national attention to the rescue this week.
- Fernandez-Delgado has been discharged and is recovering at home, with his son thanking the teens and saying, “God didn’t send angels with wings, he sent those boys.”