Medina ISD police chief urges others not to gamble with their health after suffering heart attack, dying for 15 minutes An ER nurse who was nearby revived Chief Abel Devora with CPR Tags: MEDINA COUNTY, Texas – Medina ISD Police Chief Abel Devora was at work at a track meet on February 28, 2020, when everything went south. He suffered a heart attack and was dead for about 15 minutes until a nearby ER nurse brought him back to life using CPR. “That day, I just walked in, and it was like falling asleep on my feet. So I have no clue what happened,” Devora said.