Coach Plamen Petrov was honored by the Portland Police Bureau with a Life Saving Award at a ceremony on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The honor is given by the Police Bureau to any bureau or community member who saved the life of another person.
On July 28th, Plamen Petrov came to the aid of a local master rower who had a medical emergency (heart attack) while rowing in his single. Coach Plamen was nearby and was able to pull the rower, who had fallen into the river with his feet still attached to his boat, inside the launch, where Coach Plamen performed chest compressions and rescue breathing, working feverishly yet staying calm and coordinated until an ambulance could arrive.
