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'A blessing to me': Stranger saves Florida woman who suffered cardiac arrest on road

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A 77-year-old Florida woman who went into cardiac arrest while driving to a doctor’s appointment owes her life to a stranger who contacted emergency services and prayed over the elderly woman until help arrived.

Joyce Long was driving on Normandy Boulevard when she slipped into cardiac arrest last week, as WJXT reported on Monday. Long’s car began to drift into heavy traffic as she suffered chest pains, and other drivers honked their horns at the older woman in frustration.

One driver on the scene, Retonia Watts, suspected that something might be wrong, and she pulled over once Long’s car coasted to a stop. Joyce Long’s daughter, Jennifer Long, believes that her mother would have died if not for Watts’ intervention.

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