73-Year-Old Man Reunites with Officers Who Saved His Life with CPR

A Day at the Picnic Turns Critical

• ☀️ A beautiful day in Suffolk County took a frightening turn when 73-year-old Lenny Misillo went into cardiac arrest during a senior picnic.
• 🚑 Officers from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office immediately responded, initiating CPR to revive him.

The Life-Saving Intervention

• ⏱️ Body cam footage captured seven minutes of continuous CPR performed by Officers Shan Higgins and Deputy Sheriff Dylan Hever.
• 💔 Lenny, who is on the autism spectrum, was dancing and enjoying the picnic before the medical emergency.
• 🏥 He woke up in the ambulance, having spent 11 days in the hospital undergoing a quadruple bypass due to four blockages in his heart.

A Miraculous Reunion

• 🙏 The officers' swift action and persistent CPR are described as a miracle, buying enough time for the ambulance to arrive.
• ✨ Officer Shan Higgins expressed that this was the first time he was able to successfully revive someone with CPR, an experience that is difficult to describe.
• ❤️ Lenny, described as a man of few words but all positive, feels fantastic and terrific, grateful for the officers who saved his life.