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Cathay pilots reward 'heroes' who saved heart attack passenger

Pilots and the public have raised HK$90,000 to reward the "hero" passengers who saved a heart attack victim's life on a flight from Toronto to Hong Kong.

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The two Toronto men pharmacist Ramon Goomber (left) and police officer Ming Li have been credited for saving a man’s life while on a overnight flight from Toronto to Hong Kong. Photo: YouCaring

Pilots and the public have raised HK$90,000 to reward the "hero" passengers who saved a heart attack victim's life on a flight from Toronto to Hong Kong.

Three passengers - pharmacist Ramon Goomber and police officer Ming Li, both from Toronto, and British doctor David Monks - resuscitated a 65-year-old Vietnamese man on the Cathay Pacific flight on May 18.

David Monks helped save heart attack victim. Photo: SCMP picture
David Monks helped save heart attack victim. Photo: SCMP picture

Their effort was widely reported on aviation forums after it was written up in the British Medical Journal last month.

But while their heroism was noted, the response by Cathay Pacific was apparently less than praiseworthy.

Goomber told a Toronto newspaper that the airline offered only one premium seat for their return to Toronto. "So the heroes of flight CX825 flew back standby to Toronto, with the newlywed Li in a seat with a broken TV," the Toronto Sun reported.

But a Cathay spokesman said: "Mr Goomber, Mr Li and their companions were offered an upgrade on their flight to Toronto, but there were not enough seats on the front end of that particular flight as they preferred to travel together.

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