SOUTHFIELD FIREFIGHTERS

Firefighters knew something was wrong when they could see the smoke from the Southfield Freeway. On her way home from teaching at DPSCD last Monday (March 14), Barbara Shaw said she saw black smoke coming from the freeway as well.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Local 4 has obtained the 911 call from the moment workers at a funeral home realized a Southfield girl who had been declared dead was still alive and breathing. READ: 4 first responders placed on leave after Southfield woman declared dead, later found alive“The person’s supposed to be deceased," he said. READ: How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still aliveBeauchamp was officially declared dead by an emergency department physician who received medical information from the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, officials said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.’”Lattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchamp’s Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Four medics have been put on leave after a 20-year-old woman was declared dead and then found alive hours later. “She was breathing somewhat normal. So from all indication she was breathing somewhat normal, they told me it was because of the medication,” Beaucamp’s godmother said. The most alarming inaccurate statement is that a Southfield police officer placed Ms. Beauchamp in a body bag. Menifee said Southfield police arrived at about 8:07 a.m., and at 8:09 a.m., they announced that Beauchamp was dead and a physician was notified.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – An attorney representing the family of a Southfield woman who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home where she was found to still be alive said a family member told medics she could still see the woman breathing. “Somebody pronounced my child dead and she’s not even dead,” Lattimore said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.’”Lattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchamp’s Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing. “She told the paramedics, and the paramedics told her that the movements were involuntary and were the results of the medication,” Fieger said.

Attorney: Family member told medics Southfield woman they pronounced dead was breathingPublished: August 25, 2020, 5:17 pmAn attorney representing the family of a Southfield woman who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home where she was found to still be alive said a family member told medics she could still see the woman breathing.

How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still alivePublished: August 24, 2020, 5:19 pmA Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Local 4 has learned who declared a Southfield woman legally dead at her home before she was found breathing at a Detroit funeral home. The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. Oakland County officials said they don’t agree with that statement and are asking Southfield officials to clarify it for more information. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”

The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. LATEST: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral home“I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going through,” she said. “I told them, ‘Are you absolutely, 100% sure that she’s gone?’ They said, ‘Yes, ma’am, she’s gone.‘”But hours later, her phone rang again. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”Southfield firefighters said there was no foul play at the house, so they contacted the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. A Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home. They said, Maam, shes gone, the womans mother said. READ: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral homeThe womans daughter, who had been declared dead four hours earlier, was breathing. Somebody pronounced my child dead and shes not even dead, the womans mother said. A local emergency department physician pronounced the patient deceased based upon medical information provided by the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, the Southfield Fire Department said in a statement.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – For first responders, one of the greatest fears during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is bringing the virus home to their families. A Metro Detroit company is building decontamination units to place in the middle of fire stations to ease those concerns. Patrick and Zoe Kintz, from Great Lakes Remediation first offered to build decontamination tents for a friend -- Southfield firefighter Jamie Rakestraw and his wife, Andrea. Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Manifee said the peace of mind is important, as is keeping all his firefighters safe from the coronavirus. “I can’t thank Great Lakes Remediation enough.”Patrick and Zoe Kintz said they’ll run out of supplies soon, but if they can get donations, they’ll continue building more tents.

Decontamination tents help Metro Detroit firefighters keep coronavirus (COVID-19) out of their homesPublished: April 7, 2020, 5:45 pmFor first responders, one of the greatest fears during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is bringing the virus home to their families.