This is not my personal experience but it left an impression on me and I'm sure all of those in attendance.
About a half hour before the start of the Friday morning program, a brother sitting in the lower level of the center passed out. They carried him from the row he was sitting on down to the main floor and performed CPR. Emergency medics were called and when they arrived they took over the CPR and life saving efforts. This lasted for what seemed like a half hour or more and into the very beginning of the program. From what I could see, it didnt look well, as there wasn't any movement or responsiveness from him for a while.
Of course this was a big scene and the audience was in shock and many in tears watching. Everthing was happening not far from the stage.
They eventually put him on a stretcher and continued lifesaving efforts while rolling him away. It almost seemed that they continued lifesaving efforts for show because of the thousands of on lookers and for the sake of the family that was standing there... which I could understand.
We found out later the brother died. They spoke from the platform on Sunday that his wife had still attended the other days of the convention.
I remember thinking while they were doing CPR, that if that was my husband and he died in this manner at the convention location we attended for the last 20 years, that I dont think I could come back but of course everyone grieves differently.
