Off-duty Alameda County firefighter saves overdose victim on international flight
Meet the Alameda County firefighter who saved the life of a man aboard an international flight
Alameda County Firefighter-Paramedic Eddie Pastora has saved countless lives. But what happened aboard a United Airlines flight from Cancun last Thursday was something he never expected. KTVU s Rob Roth reports.
OAKLAND, Calif - As an Alameda County firefighter-paramedic for Alameda County Fire, Eddie Pastora has saved people s lives countless times. But his heroic efforts last Thursday were unlike any he s faced before. Another 30 minutes he would have passed away on the plane, Pastora said.