High School Basketball Player Hailed as a Hero After Saving Opponent's Life During Game

High School Basketball Player Hailed as a Hero After Saving Opponent’s Life During Game


A high school basketball player in Oklahoma saved the life of a student on the opposing team who suddenly went into cardiac arrest.

Randy Vitales, a 16-year-old who attends Dover High School, was playing in a basketball tournament at Mulhall-Orlando High School earlier this month when he dropped to the ground a mere three minutes into the game, according to a report from KOCO-TV.

But Magnus Miller, a player on the opposing team, leaped into action.

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The 18-year-old from Life Christian Academy used his lifeguard training to direct school staff on how they should perform CPR.

He eventually used an automated external defibrillator to save Vitales.

“He just went to lay up, and I was getting the ball, about to dribble up the court, and

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