Year after collapsing, runner reunites with strangers who revived her
A year after cardiac arrest, Kaley Koppa reunited with strangers who revived her using CPR and a defibrillator.
Kaley Koppa collapsed without warning during a morning run near Brisbane, almost 10 kilometres in, unaware she had a genetic heart disease. Koppa was clinically dead for several minutes.
A couple on their morning walk stopped and called emergency services. Strangers performed CPR while a casino staff member rushed with a defibrillator.
One stranger delivered the shock that revived her for the first time. A year later, Koppa reunited with her rescuers to raise awareness about CPR.
- 43 years old
- Koppa's age
- Almost 10 kilometres
- Distance into run
- More than 32,000
- Yearly cardiac arrests in Australia
- 10 per cent
- Survival rate outside hospitals
Why it mattersOnly 10 per cent of people survive cardiac arrest outside hospitals; bystander action can dramatically change that.
AustraliaAustralia has 32,000 cardiac arrests annually; only 10 per cent survive without bystander CPR, making public defibrillators and training critical.
Corroborated bysmh.com.au·theage.com.au
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 3 h ago
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