NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) -- A woman collapsed at Harvest Homecoming and was unresponsive and a police officer from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office helped save her life.

Officer Anthony Whelan has been on the department since April 2024. Friday, he was patrolling Harvest Homecoming like normal when the woman collapsed.

"A New Albany City police officer noticed a lady fall down on the ground, hit her head, she started seizing. She did not have a pulse, I then rolled her over onto her back and started performing CPR until fire and EMS showed up on scene," Whelan said.

The woman was taken to the hospital, and she's expected to survive. Whelan said he's not sure what led to her collapsing.

"This is not any credit to me this is a team effort for everyone involved, we've got a lot of great police officers out here this year," Whelan said.

The New Albany Police Department and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office increased police presence at the festival this year.

Whelan said he believes that was one of the reasons they were able to save the woman's life.

"A quick reaction in that kind of situation whether it was a seizure or a cardiac arrest or whatever it may have been that caused that, her being alive is credited to that quick response from us," Whelan said.

Floyd County Sheriff Steve Bush said he's proud of the dedication from his officer.

"This is what it's about, it's about serving the community and serving the public so when these times unfortunately happen, they're there to serve and jump right in and save a life," Bush said.

Whelen said he was just doing his job.

"You don't get into this job for money or fame or anything like that, you get into this job to help people at the end of the day."

On Saturday, Whelan was honored with a Letter of Commendation from Sheriff Bush for his lifesaving efforts.

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