Customer, cops save store manager who went into cardiac arrest

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
KENT, Washington (WABC) -- The manager of a 7-Eleven in Washington state went into cardiac arrest after getting into a confrontation with a suspected shoplifter.

Devinder Pat Singh credits one of his customers and two police officers with saving his life.
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After Singh went down, a woman who is a regular customer at the store is seen on video starting CPR.

By the time police arrived, Singh had been without a heartbeat for several minutes. They took over, delivering a shock with a defibrillator.

Singh says he remembers the officers' words when his heart started beating again and he regained consciousness.
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"You are gone, but you are back," he said. "It is the highest level of humanity."

Doctors treated Singh for a blockage in his heart.



He and his family invited the woman who performed CPR to their house to thank her.

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