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An overnight camping trip nearly turned to tragedy for a group of friends visiting Smith Mountain Lake last month. When one of the friends stopped breathing, the guidance of a 911 operator helped to keep him alive and bring him to safety.

The friends were staying on a small island on the lake near channel marker R4 called Middle Island. After camping overnight and spending some time on the island, Josh George of Hurt, informed his friends that he was going to take a nap. Some time later he became unresponsive…