A referee collapsed and stopped breathing during a girls’ basketball game Tuesday at Plymouth High School.

School staff, nurses and first responders performed CPR and used an AED within about a minute. The referee survived.

The incident hits close to home for Julie West, whose son, Jake, died from sudden cardiac arrest during football practice in LaPorte in 2013.

West told WSBT-TV she has since advocated for AEDs at school sporting events through Jake’s Law.

She says schools need to have AEDs available and make sure people know how to use them.