The Brief
- Ralph Heussner suffered a heart attack while mowing his lawn in Mendota Heights.
- A neighbor noticed he had collapsed, and alerted his wife, who called 911 and started CPR.
- Heussner recounted his story during a city council meeting where he thanked first responders and his neighbor who helped save him.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) – Ralph Heussner is grateful to be alive after a close call with death this summer.
Surviving a heart attack
What happened:
“Did this really happen?” Heussner wondered on Wednesday afternoon. “Why did I survive and others do not? Not many people survive heart attacks at home.”
On June 4, the 76-year-old was mowing his lawn, when he had a heart attack and collapsed in his front yard.…