GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A man who went into cardiac arrest while running a 5K says he is alive today, all thanks to his wife who jumped in to perform CPR before first responders arrived.
Tony Parker works in the planning department for the City of Greenville.
He says he likes to stay active with his wife, Delia Parker and they eat healthy as well.
So when he had a cardiac arrest while running a 5K, it came as a shock, but he wouldn’t be here today without the help of his wife and everyone else involved.
Tony and his wife were set to run in the Live Well Free 5K and half marathon.
Tony was scheduled to run the half marathon but made a last-minute decision to run the 5K with Delia.
‘Team Parker’ made it to mile 3 when Tony ran slightly ahead of his wife, rounded a corner,, and collapsed.
That’s when his wife’s story comes in.
“I was a little behind him and I came up and they were saying that there was a runner down, and I was like runner down? And I noticed it was him.”
