February 15, 2008–AUSTIN–On Valentine’s Day, 73 local men and women who survived sudden cardiac arrest got a chance to meet their rescuers at the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Service’s annual Take Heart Austin Survivor Celebration.

Doug Engle suffered a heart attack one year ago, while running along Austin's hike and bike trail.

“About that time, I started having pain in my chest and I just kind of sluffed it off,” said Engle.

After walking about a mile to his truck, Engle went into cardiac arrest.  His wife was nine months pregnant at the time.

“He wasn't breathing, he didn't have a heartbeat,” said Matt Paul, a paramedic with Austin/Travis County EMS.

Paul and fellow paramedic, Craig Fairbrother, work at an EMS station just down the road.  They were called out soon after.