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Convict Lake — October 7, 2026 Don's Heart Attack

Don was fishing at Convict Lake. At 11:05 AM he went to the ground, unconscious, with no pulse. Jason started CPR. Cell and satellite calls would not go through. Paramedics reached him at 11:35. An ambulance took him to Mammoth Hospital, and at 2:25 PM a helicopter left with him for Reno.

The entries below are the notes from that day. A video plays on the time it belongs to.

The day

10:36 in the morning to 2:25 in the afternoon.

  1. Video of Don sitting in a chair trying to get a fishhook out of his crotch (second time within 15 minutes).

  2. Don goes to ground. Unconscious. Jason checks for a pulse. Can't find one. Jason begins CPR.

    • Don begins Agonal breathing.
    • Trevor tries to make cellular and satellite 911 calls. No service.
    • Steve takes over CPR for a few minutes then leaves to see if anyone fishing close has cell service.
    • Jason takes over CPR again.
    • Trevor drives to the marina to call 911 on a landline.
    • Steve finds 2 critical care nurses about 100 yards away. Nobody had cell service. Nurses go to where Don is. One nurse takes over for a few minutes. The other nurse takes over for a minute or so. The first nurse tells her to let Jason take over. She's not doing it good enough.

  3. Paramedics show up. (Approx 10–12 firemen and medics). Begin IV's, CPR, oxygen. Defibrillator (4 times).

  4. Ambulance leaves for the Mammoth hospital. Arrives approx 12:30.

  5. Steve tried to call Dee Dee. No answer.

  6. Steve calls Cory who is on his way to Tom's place from San Diego. Cory called the Mammoth hospital saying he is Don's son with medical background. Told emergency room that Don needs to be life flighted to a Hospital with a Cath Lab. Cory called Taylor to let him know what happened. Told Taylor he impersonated him.

    Need to Life Flight Don to a Cath Lab

  7. Helicopter lands at Mammoth hospital.

  8. Don is wheeled out from emergency room to helicopter.

  9. Helicopter takes off to Reno.

  1. 11:05 AMConvict Lake
  2. About 12:30 PMMammoth Hospital
  3. 2:25 PMHelicopter to Reno

The board

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Timeline board titled Convict Lake, October 7, 2026, Don's Heart Attack. Events run from 10:36 AM, Don in a chair with a fishhook, through CPR at 11:05, paramedics at 11:35, the ambulance to Mammoth Hospital, calls at 12:16 and 12:32, and a helicopter to Reno at 2:25 PM.