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situation and-or monitor her - - her vitals?
A.
We did at one point attempt to make pure that
she had a pulse, et cetera.
Q.
Okay. And when was that done?
A.
About, I’d say half way into the trip, maybe
less than half way, her breathing changed. I went from noisy to quiet, like normal, or seemed normal.
Q.
Okay.
A.
And it was noticeable. And that got my
attention. So then it was like “whoa.” I never met the girl. I didn’t know if she was a noisy breather or a quiet breather.
Q.
Right. 
A.
But when it changed it became apparent something
had changed. That’s when I started to check for a pulse. And when I started to check for a pulse, Laura had her hand on her head, here, stroking her, and she felt for a pulse. I couldn’t find one, but I could hear her breathing, just softer.
Q. Did Laura find one?
A.
I don’t know. 
Q.
You don’t know that because you couldn’t
communicate back there?
A.
I don’t know. I presume she did simply because
the girl was breathing.

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