Kivlenieks ‘died a hero,’ Blue Jackets teammate says at memorial
“He saved my (unborn) son. He saved my wife and he saved me,” Merzlikins said. “He saved many lives. … If that wouldn’t have been me, my wife or son, it would’ve been 50 other people. He died a hero. And that’s not me saying it. That was the doctor saying it. If he would just sit, it wouldn’t have happened. … I just wanted to let you know that he was a hero. He saved a lot of lives.”
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