Dewey Beach installs AED on Hyatt public baywalk
The Town of Dewey Beach recently installed an automated external defibrillator on the public baywalk at Hyatt Place Dewey Beach.
The AED was donated to the town by Laura Ashby, with the help of Alex Davis from Cardio Partners.
Over the past four years, Ashby has donated about 30 AEDs – one of which was used this summer by a lifeguard to save a person – to the town and its local businesses. The portable devices are used to deliver electric shocks to the heart to restore normal rhythm in people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, significantly increasing their chances of survival.
Ashby lost her son, Dave, a former Dewey resident, to sudden cardiac arrest in 2021. She holds an annual 5K, Dave’s Dewey Dash, in his honor, using the proceeds to purchase AEDs for the town.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
