A Placerville man will be skiing again this year after a serious heart attack nearly took his life several years ago.

It was seven years ago. Paul England was on a ski lift at Alpine Meadows.

"I just noticed I was really out of breath and I thought, 'Man, I am really out of shape," England said.

Then came the strong chest pressure. It was a heart attack – the one they call the "widowmaker."

Amazingly, ski patrol just happened to be at the top of the lift.

"They asked me, like, two questions and they knew I was having a heart attack," England said.

The damage left him in heart failure and has affected his daily life the past few years.

"My wife noticed I wasn't taking naps. I wouldn't just fall asleep," England said. "That's the hardest thing about heart failure; you just get incredi

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