PORT ALLEN mdash; In January, a man who crashed his bike while riding along the levee in West Baton Rouge Parish was rescued by West Baton Rouge EMS paramedics.nbsp;At Thursday's West Baton Rouge Parish Council meeting, Randy Steil and his wife thanked the West Baton Rouge EMS team that allowed the crash to be a story of triumph instead of a life-changing tragedy.nbsp;Steil's shirt got caught in his bike's gears, throwing him to the ground and leaving him disoriented. Eventually, the EMS team arrived, assessed his injuries, immobilized him and transported him to a hospital in East Baton Rouge for emergency care."Had he not been immobilized, had they been late, had he tried to rise, the story would be very different today," she said.nbsp;Steil is now confined to a neck brace while recovering from an injury to his vertebra.nbsp;"To the dedicated men and women of West Baton Rouge EMS, especially to those who responded to that call, thank you. Every shift, you answer emergency calls not knowing what yoursquo;re about to face but knowing that someonersquo;s worst day has become your responsibility as a team. Your compassion, skill, and commitment give families hope when they need it most," the parish council said in a statement.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less