Bavaria: Police as lifeguards at the Wiesn

Munich (dpa / lby) - with their rapid intervention at the Oktoberfest, police officers may have saved the life of an employee in a marquee. The 58-year-old collapsed on Saturday night due to cardiovascular failure, the officers immediately resuscitated him, the police reported on Monday. After a short time, a weak pulse could be felt again. Together with helpers from the Wiesn rescue service who had meanwhile rushed to the scene, the man was resuscitated and finally taken to a Munich hospital.