Heart attack motorist resuscitated by armed response gardaí

TWO armed response gardaí saved the life of a motorist who had a heart attack while driving, it has emerged.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2008 - 00:00

The elite officers resuscitated the 50-year-old man on the roadside before using a defibrillator to restart his heart.

The gardaí, members of the new Regional Support Unit (RSU), have been commended for their quick actions on a wet and dark night on the main Limerick to Cork road.

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