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.
This combination photo shows TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz at the 14th annual L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Gala in New York in 2019, left, and Port Authority Officer Jeffrey Croissant. (AP Photo, left, and Port Authority of New York & New Jersey via AP)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) When a traveler became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz.
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 began performing CPR immediately on the unidentified man, who wasn’t breathing and didn’t appear to have a pulse, according to the Port Authority.