Pace University Students Save Man's Life After Cardiac Arrest in Pool

Lifeguards Spring into Action

• 🏊 Kieran Hagen, a senior and lifeguard at Pace University, was on duty when a man began sinking in the deep end of the pool.
• 🆘 Hagen performed a submerged victim rescue, pulling the man, identified as Brian Zur, from the water.
• ⚡ Junior Angelo Di Augustino rushed from an office to assist, recognizing the immediate need for intervention.

Critical Rescue Efforts

• 💔 Zur had experienced cardiac arrest and was found to have no pulse and was not breathing.
• 🚑 Hagen and Di Augustino immediately began CPR and utilized an AED, shocking Zur twice.
• ✅ First responders arrived and assisted Zur in regaining a pulse before he was transported to the hospital.

Patient Recovery and Gratitude

• 🏥 The 65-year-old Zur, who had no memory of the event and felt fine prior to swimming, was monitored in the hospital for a week and is now doing well.
• 🎓 Zur, a Pace University alumnus, expressed immense gratitude, calling Hagen and Di Augustino heroes and members of his extended Pace family.
• 🏆 Both students credited their lifeguard training for their ability to react effectively and decisively in the emergency.
• 👏 All individuals involved in the rescue will be formally recognized.