Two saves in seven days in the same gym.
Pasco County Paramedic Firefighter Patrick Dudkiewicz happened to be at the right place at the right time.
And, Plant City CrossFit wants him to come back anytime. That's why they've given him and his wife lifetime memberships, WFLA reported.
At a surprise reunion at the gym this week, he received accolades and hugs from the woman and man he saved.
He was off-duty and working out on May 25, when a woman suffered cardiac arrest. He performed CPR and applied an AED, successfully getting her pulse back before Plant City Fire Rescue arrived.
“Patty was on the ground and barely breathing. I kept her airway open until I lost the pulse and then I did CPR. I had an AED and was able to deliver a shock with the AED and then Plant City showed up and took it from there, but she left with a blood pressure and pulse,” Dudkiewicz explained.
Just seven days later, he'd be back on the floor doing compressions.
“During our cool-down, he (Robert) gave me a fist bump, and was like good job today, and earlier that day he thanked me for what I did for Patty. Five minutes later, I am doing the same thing for him."
With a hug, Robert said: “Thank you for saving my life."