EMT Gives CPR To Suspected Coronavirus Patient On LAX-Bound Flight, Now Feeling Symptoms

CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles

December 21 2020

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — After a man with coronavirus symptoms fell ill on an LAX-bound flight and later died at the hospital, the individual who performed CPR on him said he too is now experiencing signs of the virus.

This all unfolded Monday night on a United Airlines flight from Orlando to Los Angeles.

When Tony Aldapa saw the man in grave condition, he used his EMT training to try to save him by performing CPR, along with help from others.

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