Emergency personnel from the Sullivan’s Island Police Department and Sullivan’s Island Fire and Rescue responded to a medical crisis this afternoon after a 64-year-old male from New York suffered a cardiac arrest on the beach at Station 24.
According to the individual’s wife, the man was carrying a cooler when he suddenly experienced shortness of breath and collapsed. His wife immediately began chest compressions and was actively performing CPR when emergency personnel arrived at the scene.
Police officers and firefighters took over life-saving measures, continuing until Charleston County EMS arrived. The patient was transported to a local hospital while still in cardiac arrest. His current medical condition remains unknown at this time.
No further details are available at this time.