Thruway employee saves co-worker’s life
A Thruway worker's life was saved by his co-worker's quick response after he suffered a major heart attack. Bob Reese went into cardiac arrest Tuesday, collapsing in the break room at a West Nyack
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Oct 16, 2015, 10:35 PM
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Updated 3,335 days ago
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A Thruway worker's life was saved by his co-worker's quick response after he suffered a major heart attack.
Bob Reese went into cardiac arrest Tuesday, collapsing in the break room at a West Nyack Thruway maintenance yard.
Fortunately, Keith Shearn, a co-worker, was in the room.
A captain in Nyack Volunteer Fire Department, Shearn performed CPR until paramedics arrived, saving Reese's life.
Reese is recovering, but is still in the intensive care unit at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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