If there was ever a perfect time and place to go into cardiac arrest, Elmore County’s Bob Brabhan experienced it on July 26.
Brabhan shocked the staff of the Wetumpka YMCA and the Wetumpka Fire Department when he fell ill in the pool that morning.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Audrey Shaw, left, her son Coleman, 2, visit with Audrey’s father Bob Brabhan just steps from where Brabhan went into cardiac arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA pool in July.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw, and grandson Coleman, 2, look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan, right, walks the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA with his daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka Fire Department Lt. Brian Schwab was one of five fire department members who aided in saving the life of Bob Brabhan.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan meets the Wetumpka fire fighters who aided in saving his life as daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan meets the Wetumpka fire fighters who aided in saving his life as daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Audrey Shaw, left, her son Coleman, 2, visit with Audrey’s father Bob Brabhan just steps from where Brabhan went into cardiac arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA pool in July.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw, and grandson Coleman, 2, look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, right meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan, right, walks the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA with his daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka Fire Department Lt. Brian Schwab was one of five fire department members who aided in saving the life of Bob Brabhan.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan meets the Wetumpka fire fighters who aided in saving his life as daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan meets the Wetumpka fire fighters who aided in saving his life as daughter Audrey Shaw and grandson Coleman look on.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Surviving a Cardiac Arrest at the Wetumpka YMCA
Cliff Williams / The Herald Bob Brabhan admires his grandson, Coleman Shaw, 2, as his daughter Audrey Shaw and Wetumpka firefighter Lt. Brian Schwab look on at the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA. On July 26 went into cardiac arrest in the pool and was brought back to life by YMCA staff and firefighters.
