Boy Saves Dad, Heroes Save Life

0:00It's April 7. Welcome in. This is Tampa Bay News today, where local news meets AI. Four months back, Randy Yingling beat a Whittlemaker heart attack that hit him right behind the wheel, and now he's reunited with the heroes who pulled. Him through at HCA, Florida, Bayonet Point Hospital. It all went down in December 2025, while he was driving with his 13-year-old son, Lucas. His heart just stopped cold. Lucas didn't freeze up. The kid grabbed the steering wheel and steered the car safely off the road. Right behind them, former Hillsboro County Deputy Gianfranco Tashione spotted the swerve, rushed over, and jumped straight into chest compressions. To keep Randy going. First responders got there fast. Rush Randy to the hospital, and the medical team there worked together like clockwork to save his life. Dr. Rami Akell, the chief of staff and one of his cardiologists, said every single person in the chain made the difference. Fast forward to the reunion, Pasco County Fire Rescue, handed Lucas their lifesaver

1:01award for his quick moves, while the hospital gave Tashione AIE, Heroes Award. CEO Sally Seymour pointed out how that teamwork turned crisis into survival. Randy's family calls it overwhelm and gratitude, a straight up second chance, and the whole room echoed one big takeaway, learn CPR, because you never. Know when you'll need to step up and save somebody.