An off-duty New York State Trooper is being credited with helping save a man's life.

State Police say Investigator Miles Robertson was playing basketball at the Camden High School gym when a 48-year old man who was also playing collapsed and stopped breathing.

Robertson, along with the help of high school football coach Aaron Fiorini, used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and administered CPR to the victim. After several minutes, the victim began to breathe on his own and was taken to the hospital. Spectators at the gym and EMS personnel say that the action's of Robertson and Fiorini saved the man's life.

Investigator Robertson is a 13-year veteran of the State Police and is assigned to Troop D in Marcy.

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