Overview
- Rob Frith, 48, collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest on Dec. 19 while playing pickleball in San Clemente.
- Off-duty OCFA firefighter John Rowlands began chest compressions as bystanders called 911, joined by another firefighter and a nurse.
- Sheriff's deputies applied an AED, delivering two shocks, before OCFA paramedics provided additional shocks, medications and transport.
- Doctors later identified an underlying heart condition affecting his right ventricle, and an implantable defibrillator was placed.
- Frith thanked rescuers during a Jan. 12 visit to Fire Station 59 and says he plans to return to teaching and advocate for CPR and AED training.