CORTLAND, NY (CortacaToday) — A Cortland man is recovering after a scary situation.

Firefighters responded to a cardiac arrest around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Crews performed CPR on a 39-year-old man. He was taken to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center and later transported to a Syracuse area hospital.

Firefighters say the fast communication from dispatchers helped save the man’s life.

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