An off duty Suffolk cop rescued a man who collapsed in Port Jefferson Village

An off duty Suffolk cop rescued a man who collapsed in Port Jefferson Village

A Suffolk County Police off-duty officer and Sixth Precinct Patrol officers rescued a man who suffered a cardiac arrest in Port Jefferson Village.  Saturday, August 15, 2020 at approximately 3:45 p.m., off-duty Marine Bureau officer Michael Mason was walking through Port Jefferson Village with his wife and observed a 62-year-old male collapse and become unconscious at 200 East Broadway,  Officer Mason immediately called 911 and began CPR.  Sixth Precinct Patrol officers Christopher Sakowsky and Angelica Nebel responded and continued to administer CPR. Officer Sakowsky applied the defibrillator and administered one shock to the patient.  Upon arrival of Port Jefferson EMS, the patient regained his pulse and was transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he remains admitted. The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.