Crime & Safety
Police Save Man from Heart Attack at South County Center
An elderly man collapsed from a heart attack at the mall, and police administered CPR.
Officers helped save the life of a man who collapsed from a heart attack at South County Center Monday, police said.
St. Louis County Police Department South County Precinct Officer Brad Hollenback found the elderly man shortly after he’d suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed around 4:55 p.m. near 100 South County Center Way.
Three police officers, including Hollenback, administered CPR on the man, who was then treated with a defibrillator kept in the mall.
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The man regained his pulse and was breathing on his own before paramedics arrived, police said.
He was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital for further treatment.
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