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Cardiac Arrest
Police & Fire
Father, Three Sons Killed Daughter: Union County Prosecutor
A father and his three sons were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, a 28-year-old Union Township woman last May, authorities said. On Friday, May 10, the Union Police Department responded to the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive for a welfare check and found Kerline Joseph Charles dead at the scene, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. The Union County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be cardiac arrest following physical restraint and…
News
Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled
More than two years after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has settled their wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary. The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. The lawsuit settled out of court and the case was dismissed on Monday, Oct. 7, acc…
Obituaries
NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
Alan Vera Garcia, a professional New Jersey wrestler, died on Monday, Sept. 23, weeks after going into cardiac arrest while playing soccer, according to multiple news reports. He was 33 years old. Our dear friend and teammate, Alan Vera, recently suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing soccer. He is currently... Posted by USA Wrestling on Monday, August 5, 2024 Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads. His obituar…
Police & Fire
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington Township police officer Scott Myers did what he was trained to do: He saved a life. Louis Luckhardt, a Long View physical therapist, went into cardiac arrest at a local business, but luckily for him, Myers arrived on the scene and performed CPR and used his defibrilator to revive him and Luckhardt eventually made a full recovery. "Responding to medical emergencies is one of the calls where we as officers have the greatest positive impact on the residents of Washington Township and Califon," Myers, who had gone through EMT training, said. "I w…
Obituaries
MSU Student Breanna Pifano, 20, Dies Weeks After Suffering Cardiac Event
Breanna Pifano, a 20-year-old student at Montclair State University, died on Monday, Sept. 18, after suffering a cardiac event earlier this month, according to her obituary. Breanna was born on Dec. 18, 2002 and was in her third year at MSU studying biology, with aspirations of becoming an optometrist. A fundraiser was set up to assist the family with medical and funeral expenses. As of Friday, Sept. 22, more than $40,590 has been raised. My heart breaks over and over, still feel like this isn’t real. I can’t express how grateful I am to Breanna for always... Posted by Rebeca Leite o…
Police & Fire
Bravo
! Fifth-Generation Police Officer From Mahwah Revives Stricken Opera Veteran
LOCAL HERO: Veteran Metropolitan Opera singer Richard Bernstein was having chest pains when a fifth-generation police officer who’d only just hit the street in Mahwah responded to a call at his home. Then Bernstein stopped breathing. Turns out Officer Joseph Powderley got there just in time. The tenor of the situation became grave as the Grammy-winning father of three went into cardiac arrest, his face turning blue, in his master bedroom. Powderley placed Bernstein on the floor and began chest compressions, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The officer then shocked him with a de…
Neighbors
NJ Mom Going Through 'Worst Nightmare' Sees Surge Of Support
North Jersey mom Rose Conforti's life has been completely upended since her daughter, Olivia, suffered a cardiac arrest in May, which caused severe brain damage. Conforti, who lives in Bergenfield, said Olivia is alive but remains in "fragile" condition. "This is a nightmare situation I’m living every single day as my sweet Olivia hangs onto life in an acute care hospital," Conforti said. "Please pray for me and Olivia during this most difficult time." A fundraiser has been set up to assist Conforti with medical expenses and any additional expenses she may incur. As of Wednesday, July 19, …
Police & Fire
Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say
Responders feared the worst for an occupant of an SUV that struck a townhouse Saturday morning in Lodi. The man went into cardiac arrest after the Honda Sante Fe crashed on Harrison Avenue, just off eastbound Route 46 near the Garfield border, shortly after 10:30 a.m. July 8. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. A female occupant apparently wasn't injured. Police and firefighters from Lodi and Garfield were joined by ALS and BLS units and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations unit. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS CRASH SCENE: Harrison Avenue off R…
Police & Fire
Kind, Loving, Generous: Death Of NJ Postal Service Veteran, 67, Mourned
A 67-year-old retiree from Wood-Ridge was in cardiac arrest when he was pulled from a backyard pool, family members said. Dennis R. Haggerty was in the above-ground pool on Windsor Road when he suffered the attack shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, loved ones said. A family member and a neighbor quickly got him out, they said. CPR was conducted and a defibrillator used on Haggerty, who was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, Wood-Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. "Denny" Haggerty was described by many as kind, loving, gentle and generous. Formerly …
News
NJ Girl Showed No Warning Signs Before Asthma Claimed Her Life, Says Mom Now Raising Awareness
Syhriah Julien woke up doing cartwheels and went to bed doing flips. The 9-year-old Newark girl loved gymnastics and never let her asthma stop her from doing anything she wanted, her mom, Niyah Julien, said. Syhriah always had her medication nearby in case things got bad, and if it did, there would be warning signs. Not this time. In the days leading up to Syhriah's death on March 3, she was her usual, cheerful self. It wasn't until she woke up complaining of chest pain at 3 a.m. that things took a turn for the worse. Her mom put on her nebulizer but, within seconds, they knew it wasn’…
News
South Jersey Air Force Vet Dies In Crash, Saves Life With Organ Transplant
There's been an outpouring of support and kind words to honor Mount Laurel Air Force veteran Dan Henry, 57, who died unexpectedly last week while driving. Dan's daughter, Keri Henry, has organized this GoFundMe page to help give her father "the most special memorial service." "On February 8th, my Dad was in a car accident just a minute away from our home," Keri writes. "We believe that he went into cardiac arrest while he was driving, causing him to lose control of his car." Friends of Jacob Henry remembered his father as a kind and funny guy who would help anyone.Facebook/ Jacob Henry…
News
North Jersey Dad's Sudden Death Sparks Rally For Toddler, Wife
A beloved Union County husband and father of a 2-year-old girl died suddenly of cardiac arrest at age 32. Now, Sriram's loved ones are raising money to send him home for a funeral with family members in his native India, according to a campaign page on GoFundMe. In less than 24 hours after going live, the campaign has raised a staggering $39,000 — nearly half of its projected $100,000 goal. Friends and family recalled Sriram as "full of energy and positive vibes," and said they look forward to honoring his memory through his 2-year-old daughter, who was "the center o…
Schools
Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving
Beloved Sparta elementary school teacher Elaine “Louise” Shepherd died unexpectedly at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York after having a severe brain hemorrhage and going into cardiac arrest while driving home from Boston on Monday, Sept. 26. She was 57. Born in Stakeford, Northumberland, England, Louise went to Bedlington High School before graduating from Northumberland College in Ashington, her obituary says. Louise then went to the US for what was initially supposed to be a six-month job as a nanny in 1985 — but after meeting her husband, Scott, the pair decided to settle …
Police & Fire
Occupant Hospitalized In Cardiac Arrest As Car Plummets Into Sussex County Waters
One person was hospitalized in cardiac arrest after a car plummeted into the water in Sussex County, authorities said. The Byram Township Fire Department responded to the report of a car in the water near Amity Road and found multiple occupants attempting to escape around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, the squad said. One of the occupants made their way to shore before going into cardiac arrest, prompting crew members to administer CPR as the remaining occupants were safely brought to shore. A medical helicopter was requested with a landing zone at Johnson field, though the patient was ulti…
News
Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says
One minute, 3-year-old Alayah Butler was running around a pumpkin patch laughing. The next, the Newark girl was having a seizure — and then in cardiac arrest. Doctors aren't sure what caused the Oct. 7, 2021 seizure or heart attack, which left little Alayah brain-damaged and wheelchair-bound. To make matters worse, her mom Leah Butler, lost her job and is caring for her around the clock. More than $4,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday, April 2, as Butler recently lost her job, and has been home caring for her daughter. Alayah and a pastor praying for her.Le…
News
K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year is living out his final days, his family announced over the weekend. Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021 after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page. He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Reviving Unresponsive Driver (
Video
)
Body cam footage captured the suspenseful moments in which a Newark police officer performed CPR on an unresponsive driver -- ultimately saving him. The victim was hunched over his wheel with no pulse and was not breathing on the 200 block of North 12 St. around 1:15 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Seventh Precinct Police Officers Gerard Conzentino and Justin Corio rushed to the scene and immediately began performing CPR. Witnesses told the officers that the man apparently passed out while driving. Corio applied a sternum rub before he and Conzentino …
News
Dr. Oz Helps Port Authority PD Resuscitate Stricken Traveler At Newark Airport
Celebrity physician Dr. Oz helped Port Authority police resuscitate a stricken traveler at Newark Airport, authorities said. PAPD Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old New Jersey man go down in the Terminal A baggage claim area shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. He "looked like a tree falling," the officer said. Croissant rushed over and found the man wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse, Valens said. The officer summoned backup, began CPR and was joined by Mehmet Oz, who’d just gotten off the flight and was at the carousel when he saw the c…
News
North Jersey Mom Left Brain Damaged After C-Section, Family Piecing Together What Went Wrong
Estefania Mesa was cheerful and excited to deliver her first baby as she was wheeled in for an emergency C-section at Hoboken University Medical Center on July 20. But that joyful moment never came for 28-year-old Mesa, who went into cardiac arrest on the operating table, causing a severe lack of oxygen to her brain for nearly nine minutes, family and friends told Daily Voice. The North Bergen mom has been in a vegetative state ever since, and her loved ones are struggling to understand where things went wrong. Despite a court order to release medical records from Mesa's procedure, Hoboke…
Obituaries
Jersey City Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband
What should have been the happiest day for the a Jersey City family welcoming their baby girl turned out to be the most tragic. Melinda Segunda Pritchett, 37 -- originally of New London, CT -- went in for a routine induction on Friday, Sept. 4, but required an emergency C-section due to a fetal heart rate complication, a GoFundMe page says. Just after her baby girl was born, Melinda went into cardiac arrest. And, after hours of trying to save her, the new mom passed away. Surviving her is her daughter, Adelina Joy Maribel, and her husband -- whom friends describe as her soulmate -- Jo…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim
A 62-year-old Lyndhurst man lay lifeless on his front lawn Thursday night when a township police officer arrived and immediately began administering CPR. Officer Thomas McSweeney was the first responder at the Stuyvesant Avenue home, where he was quickly joined by Detectives Geoff Rejent and William Kapp. “Together they continued lifesaving measures and administered a shock from a defibrillator,” Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Friday. “As a result of their efforts they were able to resuscitate him.” Lyndhurst EMTs Charles Robert Pelle and Kenan Tepeli continued to render aid to the vict…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Lyndhurst Police Sergeant, Colleagues Save Life Of Stricken School Contractor
A police sergeant who knows Lyndhurst High School like the back of his hand quickly got to a contractor who’d gone into cardiac arrest, saving the man’s life. Sgt. Steven Passamano was the first responder in the remote room after the 49-year-old victim began going in and out of consciousness and eventually went limp, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Passamano, who has been a school resource officer for several years, “was able to quickly locate the victim thanks to his intimate knowledge of the building,” Auteri said. The sergeant immediately began CPR, he said. School staff member Bria…
News
Doctors Save Newark Girl From Near Fatal
Covid-
19 Complications (Clap Out Video)
A 12-year-old Newark girl who nearly died from a blood clot possibly related to COVID-19 was saved by doctors at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, who celebrated the miraculous recovery with a clap out. Jissel Rosario was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in her left leg on April 21. Shortly after, she went into cardiac arrest as a result of the swelling and visibly large clots that were restricting blood supply, ABC reports. The clot then moved to Rosario’s heart as doctors tried to remove it, causing her heart to come to a complete stop. Af…
Police & Fire
Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies
Tributes continued to mount as news spread of the death of a beloved 75-year-old Fair Lawn man over the weekend. Andrew Feci, 75, was pronounced dead at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where his wife works, after he went into cardiac arrest behind the wheel of his SUV on Saturday. Andy Feci had a strong mind, a soft heart and a constant smile, those who knew him said. He was "kind, generous and would do anything for anyone," a family friend wrote in tribute. "It came from the heart." The retired over-the-road trucker and his wife "had a love like no other through thick and thin and rais…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Port Authority Team Rescues Seizure Victim At Lincoln Tunnel
A worker had suddenly went into cardiac arrest on the roof of the Port Authority administration building at the Lincoln Tunnel when several heroes rushed to his rescue. Senior Tunnel and Bridge Agent Keith O'Halloran and Tunnel and Bridge Agent David Brierty found him not breathing, with no pulse early Saturday. Three Port Authority police officers quickly joined in. The rescuers began CPR, then gave him two shocks from a defibrillator. Soon, he began breathing and regained a pulse. EMS took the worker to a local hospital, where doctors placed him in a medically-induced coma. All are ho…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Port Authority Police Officers Revive Heart Attack Victim On GWB
Two Port Authority police officers revived a heart attack victim on the George Washington Bridge. Officers Nikolas Vuksanovich and Cesar Moreno were patrolling on the bridge’s south side sidewalk when the 65-year-old New York man fell in front of them, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. The officers ran to the victim, conducted CPR and, within moments, had him conscious and breathing, Rodrigues said. He was alert and conscious when taken to a hospital, where he was reported in stable condition Friday after suffering cardiac arrest, she said.
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Heart Attack Victim, 55, Revived By Responders On Tubing Hill At Campgaw
The “magic carpet” lift at Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah was full when a 55-year-old skier from Wayne on a school trip with his wife and children keeled over nearly 100 yards up the tubing hill. Several riders and the lift operator rushed to the heart attack victim's side and began CPR. One of them is a nurse, another an off-duty police officer from Bergen County who was with his son on the trip. “The conveyor belt was a little unsteady,” said the officer. “At first I thought he just fell down. Then I realized it was a lot worse than that. “He wasn’t moving, so things started to pile up on t…
News
Community Grieves At Sudden Passing Of Mahwah High School Junior, 16
A community united in grief as word spread of the death from heart failure of a 16-year-old Mahwah High School junior. A funeral service was scheduled this coming Tuesday for Marcus Kayal, a dedicated Class of ‘21 student and soccer player at Mahwah High School who responders said suddenly went into cardiac arrest and died early Friday. "This sudden passing leaves our school community truly saddened. Our thoughts and prayers are with our dear friends, our colleagues and our students," Mahwah Schools Supt. C. Lauren Schoen wrote in a notice to parents. Marcus’s parents, George and Deborah, …
Lifestyle
'Superhero' Mom Whose Heart Stopped During Softball Game Has Passaic County's Support
One minute, Alyssia Angel as playing softball. The next she was on the ground unresponsive. The Haskell native and West Milford mom was rushed to the hospital Sunday after going into cardiac arrest, where she will spend the next couple of weeks for testing. In addition to the emotional strain the incident has caused Alyssia's husband, Josh, and children, they are facing a financial one, too. More than $4,200 had been raised for Alyssia's family as of Thursday evening on a GoFundMe. "To the best mother, best friend, wife and literally a superwoman," Krystal Arce wrote on Facebook with a li…
Obituaries
'Princess Leilani' Of Paterson, 10, Succumbs To Rare Heart Condition
Leilani Cameron of Paterson was a miracle all her life. Born with a rare heart condition, doctors didn't think she'd make it past birth. A true warrior, Leilani lived 10 years -- and had a smile on her face through it all. Leilani -- who had a heart transplant at 3 years old -- began experiencing heart complications earlier this year. She was waiting several months for a new heart but went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 19 and passed away. More than $16,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Monday morning for Leilani's family. She was remembered for her smile and vivaciousness. Leilan…
Police & Fire
EMS Worker Who Helped Revive Heart Attack Victim Among Honored Ramsey Responders
A Ramsey EMS worker who helped revive a 22-year-old man who went into cardiac at a local gym was among a group of heroes honored by the local Knights of Columbus. Marc Greenwood was at Retro Fitness off Route 17 when the victim collapsed on April 28, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said at the time. Marc Greenwood, a Ramsey Ambulance Corps member, senior planner for the borough Office of Emergency Management and Mahwah police dispatcher who used to work at the same gym, began CPR. Officer Bryan Stevens arrived soon after and brought the victim back to full consciousness with one shock from a de…
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