Miami Proud: Skills Teen Learned In Coral Reef High School's Medical Program Helped Save His Father's Life

By Najahe Sherman, CBS Miami

February 29, 2024

MIAMI -- The special bond between a father and son was taken to a new level.

"It felt unreal to me. I wasn't really emotional in the moment but after, when I got to call my dad, after he woke up in the hospital that same night, I got a little emotional, joy and relief," said Roberto Baez, as he reflected on the moment when he saved his father's life.

"I was playing Fortnite when I heard my mom scream. My heart dropped. She screamed like she was really scared. So I ran over to the bathroom and I saw my dad lying on the ground," he said.

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