ICYMI: Long Island Restaurant Manager Saves Woman's Life

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in Commack Patch:

COMMACK, NY - The manager of a Commack restaurant recently saved the life of a customer who suffered from a medical episode.

Antonio Dias, the manager of Sangria 71, located on 1095 Jericho Turnpike, performed CPR on 72-year-old Rosemarie Scinicariello after an employee saw her slumped over a table.

Dias told Patch that after noticing she was not breathing and was unresponsive, he began to perform CPR until the paramedics arrived.

"It seemed like an eternity," he said. "It was nothing short of a miracle."

In reality, Dias says he performed CPR for up to about 13 to 14 minutes before paramedics arrived.

Dias says in his opinion, it appeared the Scinicariello was suffering was what appeared to be a heart attack and that she was unable to breathe.

This was certainly not his first time performing CPR. Dias learned CPR during his time in the U.S. military where he worked in the medivac unit.

He once performed CPR on a person on the Northern State Parkway after a crash.

In his native country of Portugal, Dias was called the 'savior' after saving the life of a young man.

"I thought of him while performing CPR on the woman," he said. "It was my motivation to continue.
Scinicariello is currently recovering in the hospital.

"I didn't do it for the accolade or the recognition," Dias siad. "I did it because I believe in being a good human being by doing some good for other human beings."