Good Samaritan, Wall Police Save Man's Life

WALL, NJ — A pair of Wall Township police officers and a Good Samaritan are receiving praise for their efforts that saved the life of a man who collapsed at a Wall grocery store earlier this month.

Wall Capt. Greg Carpino said Patrolman Mark Daugherty and Patrolman Chris Roeck responded to a first aid call at the Foodtown on Route 35 about noon on Feb. 4.

There they found Tina Manco of Manasquan performing CPR on a 61-year-old man who had collapsed in the store. He had no pulse and was not breathing, Carpino said.

Daugherty and Roeck continued the lifesaving efforts, and with the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator).

Wall Township Police EMS, South Wall Fire Rescue and MONOC Paramedics arrived and assisted, and through the combined efforts, the man regained both a pulse and consciousness at the scene.

He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment and was subsequently released, Carpino said.

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