Rockford woman receives award for saving man’s life in 2022

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Rockford woman receives award for saving man’s life in 2022

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Two years ago on a summer afternoon, Ashley Braswell was a Carlson Ice Arena watching her daughter's skating lesson. At the same time, Dan Brown, a figure skater, was doing his showcase on the ice when something went wrong. Each year more than 356,000 sudden cardiac events occur in the U.S. In about 80% of those cases, the patient dies before making it to the hospital. Fortunately, Braswell was able to perform life-saving…