University of Michigan freshman Ethan King said he is thankful to be alive after two bystanders jumped into action recently to help save his life.
On Aug. 26, King said he went on a run in Burns Park with M-Run, a running group that is part of the university. While on the run, King collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest.
“I was running right around here when I stumbled and fell down,” King said.
King said it is something he never thought would happen to him, especially at 18 years old with no known underlying health conditions.
“I had never heard of someone who’s 18 and a runner with nothing else going on having something like this happen,” King said.
He said part of the reason he is standing here now is because of Hannah Stovall, a senior at Michigan.
“I saw Ethan on the ground and it wasn’t anything that I had to think about; it was just something that my body knew to do,” Stovall said.
She was on her way back to campus from Burns park with her friends when she stopped to give King CPR.