He saved a man’s life using CPR in a B.C. park. A year later, he did it again

Port Moody, B.C., resident Vladimir Ruzic and his family love going on outings and having fun as a family.

But on May 10, 2024, that stability was shattered when they visited Hastings Park.

“I was feeling great … I thought to myself, life is beautiful,” Ruzic told Global News.

However, while at the park, Ruzic, who was 41 at the time, went into cardiac arrest. The episode required double bypass surgery followed by a long stay in the hospital.

But Ruzic was lucky someone else was there that day.

Errol Aguilera, who coaches young sprinters as a side hustle, was at the park and saved Ruzic’s life by giving him CPR until paramedics arrived.

Months later, Ruzic’s wife, Laura, tracked the 45-year-old down to thank him for his actions.

Exactly one year after his cardiac arrest, Ruzic and h