Heart attack survivor reunites with nurses who saved him mid-flight after week-long search

Patrick McGee remembers talking to the woman sitting beside him as his Southwest Airlines flight approached Phoenix. His next clear memory was waking up in an ambulance.Somewhere between Omaha, Nebraska, and Phoenix, the 77-year-old grandfather suffered a major cardiac emergency. His heart stopped, and fellow passengers had to perform CPR in the narrow aisle of the plane. McGee later learned that two nurses—one retired and one still practising—stepped in and helped keep him alive until he could receive emergency care on the ground.Once he understood what had happened, McGee had one urgent goal: find the stranger who saved his life.“I owe this person a great deal,” he told local news outlet KPNX. “I have a son, grandkids, wife, brothers and I’m still here with them because of her.”A medical emergency at 30,000 feetThe incident happened on July 29 as the Southwest flight was landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. McGee does not remember losing consciousness or the moments when other passengers came to his aid. He only remembers speaking with the woman next to him before suddenly waking up in an ambulance.Paramedics later explained that he had experienced a heart attack ...