Collin Crilly recently saved a woman’s life in a Huntington Beach pool. He is a student at Chaparral High School, plays on the school’s water polo team and is a lifeguard with the City of Temecula and an Eagle Scout. His father, Nick Crilly, is an Engineer/Paramedic with North County Fire Protection District.
Saturday, May 21, turned out to be a providential day for Collin Crilly who is a Chaparral High School Water Polo player as well as a lifeguard for the City of Temecula’s Aquatics division.The Chaparral Water Polo team traveled to a Huntington Beach Tournament that Saturday morning. They arrived and started warm up activities when Collin noticed a woman in distress in the pool.“She was unconscious with no pulse and not breathing. Collin quickly jumped into action taking control of the scene and directing numerous bystanders. He grabbed a backboard and pulled her out of the water,” Nick Crilly said about his son in an interview with the Valley News.“He initiated CPR, placed an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), instructed bystanders on mouth-to-mask ventilations and
