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The incident occurred late Monday night when Port Authority Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old man fall to the floor near a baggage claim area.
Croissant called for backup, and immediately began performing CPR on the unidentified man, who wasn't breathing and didn't appear to have a pulse, according to the Port Authority.
When another person came over to help, Croissant didn鈥檛 immediately recognize it was Oz, the cardiac surgeon and longtime host of TV鈥檚 鈥淒r. Oz Show,鈥� who had arrived on the same flight.
The two performed CPR together on the man until three other officers brought oxygen and a defibrillator for the man, who eventually regained a pulse and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
鈥淲hat better help than to have a cardiac surgeon?" Croissant said afterward.
The Associated Press
