MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Mesa man thanked three good Samaritans on Monday for giving him a second chance at life after he had a medical emergency last month.

It was Aug. 7 at the Red Mountain Baseball Complex in Mesa when 52-year-old Dean Terry was throwing strikes and upping his batting average. “The game was a lot of fun: competitive and everything was good,” said Terry.

Then, he said he was packing up his gear at the end of the game when he told his friends he felt off.

“And I said, ‘Now I’m going to be dizzy.’ And I put my hand on the bleachers,” said Terry.

Just like that, he collapsed in the park. He had a seizure that sent him into cardiac arrest. Terry said he blacked out.

On Monday evening, he met Joe Cooper, Jake Tristan and Jason Wenzel. They’re the three good Samaritans

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