VIDEO: First responders in Shawnee, Kansas, reunite with the teen who helped save a man’s life.
The cyclist who suffered a cardiac event in Shawnee has a message to the strangers and first responders who saved his live.
Shawnee police and fire departments came together to meet 17-year-old Marina Johnson for a second time.
The first was a stressful situation when everyone was focused on saving a life.
“It means a lot. I never thought that it would come down to that, me helping somebody survive,” Johnson said.
She saw a man, Dave Kurovski riding his bicycle, then collapse, near Johnson Drive and Woodland Drive.
Johnson called 911, while several other strangers pulled over to jump in and start CPR.
The cyclist who collapsed lost his pulse.
Patrol Sgt. Derek Miller said Kurovski was only down for about 15 seconds without CPR.