TOWN ENTRANCE - CHAOS AFTER SHUT DOWN - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS
On Saturday night, a 58-year-old patron had a heart attack and collapsed at Town Danceboutique. The club contacted emergency personnel who responded and worked extensively trying to revive him. He was transported to the hospital where he later passed away. Town management closed the club early due to this horrible event. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
[Source: Town / @realworlddcnewz]
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- Police investigate the Town nightclub incident Saturday night. Credit Christopher Wiggins
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- Town entrance: Incoming line before club managers decided to shut down. Credit: Christopher Wiggins
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- Town nightclub patrons stir outside Saturday night. Credit: Christopher Wiggins
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- Town entrance: Chaos after club managers decided to shut down. Credit: Christopher Wiggins
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I randomly talked to a patron who wound up at Nellies after everyone was ushered out. He was right next to the individual when it happened. Apparently the staff did nothing for a full 10 minutes. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Okay, just saw this email from Town. Why didn’t the staff members try to revive him? Weird.:
On Saturday night, May 1st, a 58 year old patron had a heart attack and collapsed at Town Danceboutique. The club contacted emergency personnel who responded and worked extensively trying to revive him. He was transported to the hospital where he later passed away. We closed the club early due to this horrible event. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
I was standing about 5 feet away from the whole incident… and when I told the bartender, he said EMT’s were already on the way. I don’t blame the staff because they may not have been trained to properly attempt to revive the man and could have theoretically made it worse by moving him. However they could have shut the music off and turned the strobe lights off far earlier, in my opinion. It was a full 10 minutes before a cop arrived (still no EMT’s) and they finally moved everyone downstairs. The guy was unresponsive the entire time though.
He fell 1 foot away from me. there were 4 of us who tried to get emergency services to respond. the club staff were useless and I even ran to the DJ booth and asked him to turn off music, on lights and ask for any emergency qualified patrons to help. A BAR SECURITY MANAGER almost knocked me down as he told the DJ “what ever you do ..do not turn off the music” WHAT THE BAR IS SAYING ABOUT REPLYING RIGHT AWAY IS A “BOLD FACE LIE”
we tried to help that man for 15 minutes before security even figured out what to do and even then they did nothing. EMS took 25 MIN to get there when they were only 5 minutes away.
as far as the cop she arrived 15-20 min after the event. the man went down in front of me about 11:50p..she got there at 12:12 (I should know since I had run out to see what the hell was going on with the ambulance) I actually greeted her before even the town security. anyone else who was present with me when he went down and called 911 right after ..if you read my post please leave me a message. Town says they called 911 and ems got there right away.
1. I am not sure what kind of call they made and when (WE WILL have to LOOK AT RECORDS…
I do however know that two other amazingly kind patrons called 911 seconds after this happened yet police showed around 12:12a and EMS is ON RECORD by their account as having arrived at 12:16a ( I have it at 12:20a)
Please if you have your own story of having called 911 that night and your own recollections as to the behavior or lack of from Town personnel (they didnt as they say cleared the floor right away..it took them 15 minutes or more)
I am pissed at the whitewashed/airbrushed reports coming from the club! I didnt know this man but I was standing in front of him watching him dance quietly, enjoing the sounds. his eyes were closed and he was smiling then he was down. It could have been me, it could have been you, a friend or family member. If you saw what I did, please post and speak up. If you know the name of the man please post. lets give him and his family the dignity he DID NOT get that night. Lets tell the thruth and not let the city or the club sweep his last moments under the rug.
I hope to have inspired you guys to come forward. remember if you saw what I did that it could have been anyone of us. like he I was alone there that night, had no friends, no one to help or make a call for us. lets make that call now.
thanks in advance to those of you who will reply.
I am a local television reporter and am looking for people who were there that night. Please contact me at clyders@wjla.com. Thank you.