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Off-duty Calif. firefighter saves man at gym

The 71-year-old man collapsed and was not breathing when the firefighter began CPR

Press Democrat

PETALUMA, Calif. — An off-duty Petaluma firefighter helped revive a stricken man at a gym Tuesday afternoon.

The 71-year-old man collapsed shortly after 4 p.m. at Myles Ahead Fitness on Payran Street and was not breathing when the firefighter began CPR, Capt. Martin McCarville said.

On-duty firefighters joined the effort shortly thereafter and were able to restore the man’s breathing and pulse by the time he arrived at Petaluma Valley Hospital.

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