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Six months ago, a United Airlines employee flagged down officers Bryan Cardona, Anas Swailmyeen, Finn Ebersbach after Villa, a Lambertville resident, was actively seizing at a TSA checkpoint in Terminal A.
The officers began administering CPR while Ebersbach arrived on scene with an AED and deployed it on Villa. He regained consciousness momentarily, but soon fainted again, prompting additional urgent action.
Officer Christopher Lopez arrived on the scene shortly after, continuing CPR. Emergency Medical Services then transported Villa to the hospital for immediate care.
Villa was hospitalized for several weeks and underwent triple bypass surgery.
“If you have to die, it has to be in the right place, at the right time, surrounded by the right people. I was lucky enough for that to be my reality,” said Villa. “How do you express gratitude to the people who gave you your life back? You can’t truly put it into words. Today, this is both my birthday and my ‘rebirth day.’ It’s the day I get to meet and celebrate with the heroes who made my second chance at life possible.”
The officers said they were grateful Villa gets another chance at life.
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