Paramedics at Nearby Football Game Save CC Runner on Race Course

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Seventh-grader Memphis Zabawa suffered an asthma attack during a cross-country race, collapsed and was revived thanks to the actions of individuals on the course as well as paramedics stationed with an ambulance at a football game across the street.

As reported by ABC affiliate KETV in Omaha, Neb., the near-tragedy occurred last month, and according to the National Weather Service, the air quality was in the unhealthy zone in the days prior to the meet — a particularly dangerous situation for someone with asthma.

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