Coast Guard Foundation Scholar Turns Near-Death Experience into Lifesaving Mission

Ethan King, a sophomore at the University of Michigan studying aerospace engineering, was recently featured in People magazine for surviving a sudden cardiac arrest during his first week of college. He is the son of retired Coast Guard Capt. Jared King and Carrie King and a two-year Coast Guard Foundation scholarship recipient.

He had just joined the university’s running club when he collapsed during a group run in August 2024.

“I was dead, without a pulse, for six minutes,” he shared with the Coast Guard Foundation. “Thankfully, a pre-med student named Hannah gave me CPR until EMS arrived and I was brought back to life.”…

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