Team Effort Saves Life of Huntington Woman

An off-duty firefighter and a two cops revived a woman in cardiac arrest in Huntington Monday.

According to police, emergency responders arrived to find a 46-year-old woman not breathing and her husband performing CPR at approximately at 5:15 p.m. at a home located at 164 West Neck Rd.

officer John Fenelius and Cold Spring Harbor firefighter Matthew Renz continued to administer CPR on the victim before police say officer James Garside, an advanced emergency medical technician, arrived and established an airway endotracheal intubation.

Utilizing a defibrillator, the women’s heartbeat was restored by Garside, according to police.

The woman was transported to Huntington Hospital by Huntington Community First Aid Squad where she was admitted in critical condition.

Police say it's the third person Garside has helped resuscitate since Jan. 19.