GREAT BEND– The City of Great Bend Police Department Detective Scott Bieberle, 44, was attending the Storm Spotters Meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a media release from the city, Bieberle left the training at 4:30 p.m. and ran out to his vehicle to respond to another call and collapsed inside the car.

Luckily, his vehicle was parked in front of the Barton County Health Department and a couple of Health Department Staff employees happened to be looking out the window and noticed Bieberle slump over.

Barton County Health Department staff flagged down a Great Bend Police Officer & Barton County Sheriff’s Officer to help; CPR was started while Great Bend EMS services were called.

“What a blessing it was for our teammate to be where he was when this happened,” said Howard Partington, acting Police Chief. “We are extremely thankful and appreciative for all who were involved in saving Detective Bieberle.”

When the Great Bend EMT services arrived, the EKG machine had to be used. Captain Bob Robinson said, “CPR training was critical in this situation, without those trained individuals we would have lost Detective Bieberle.”

According to Shelly Schneider at the Health Department, “Less than 10% of people make it out of a situation like that, it was a blessing that our staff were looking out the window in that moment.”

Everyone involved agrees it was nice to have such a collaborative effort in regards to this situation. It was a critical situation where many departments came together to save a life all with CPR training. CPR Training classes can be a lifesaver and the more trained the more people can be saved. Contact the Great Bend Recreation Commission for the next available CPR class.

Robinson also stated, “We have extremely well trained people, special thanks to all who were involved, what a great team we all make for our community!”
Bieberle is in stable condition at the Hays Medical Center but is continuing to be monitored for proper treatment and recovery.