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How a quick-thinking friend saved a Minnesota man's life on the pickleball court

  • An Avon, Minnesota, man collapsed on a pickleball court on July 31, prompting immediate action from a friend.
  • His friend, Roforth, noticed the man’s face turning red and blue and realized he wasn’t breathing.
  • An automated external defibrillator was used within 30 seconds, helping him to breathe again.
  • Roforth stated, 'The AED was critical, probably in saving his life.
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How a quick-thinking friend saved a Minnesota man's life on the pickleball court

WAITE PARK, Minn. — Thanks to a quick-thinking friend and a nearby automated external defibrillator, an Avon, Minnesota, man was saved after he collapsed on a pickleball court July 31. Mike Collins was playing pickleball at River's Edge Park in Waite Park, Minnesota, with his friend, 64-year-old Steve Roforth. They were taking a break between and talking between games when Collins became unresponsive. “I looked at him, and I could tell something…

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