VIDEO: Raleigh resident Jim Sink is grateful to be alive after suffering a heart attack and collapsing while mowing his lawn in April 2020. His stepdaughter, Lauren Roth began CPR until firefighters arrived on the scene and took over.
"I'm so grateful for these gentlemen, and for Lolo," Sink said, referencing Roth by her nickname. "I wasn't really present at that point, and wasn't aware of it, but she started it did a great job and then these gentlemen came."
Emergency responders said Roth's early CPR made all the difference in Sink's successful outcome, and they are hoping it raises awareness for the importance of learning the life-saving measure.
Though Sink is eternally grateful to all those who worked to save his life, it was the move firefighters made after Sink was on his way to the hospital that earned them the SAVE award from the State Fire Marshal.