Charlie Corle was at a Tucson, Ariz., park when he went into cardiac arrest
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- A retired E.R. doctor, an off-duty paramedic and a pair of retired nurses performed CPR after Charlie Corle collapsed while playing pickleball at an Arizona park
- The group used an AED to deliver two shocks before Corle started breathing again
- Corle later reunited with his six rescuers, whom he calls “Charlie’s Angels,” at a community celebration
A group of bystanders who witnessed a man playing pickleball go into cardiac arrest at an Arizona park are being hailed as heroes after jumping into action to treat him.
Speaking with local outlet KOLD, Charlie Corle said he was playing pickleball last month at Tucson’s Udall Park when he first noticed that something was wrong…