Dustin Hoffman saves jogger's life in London after heart attack
Published May 8 2012, 09:03 BST | By Paul Millar
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The Luck and Rain Man actor happened to be passing when Sam Dempster collapsed.
The 74-year-old Hollywood legend called 999 before staying by his side for 15 minutes as paramedics carried out CPR.
Dempster told The Sun: "I want to say 'thank you' to Dustin Hoffman. He saved my life.
"I have no memory of what happened. The paramedics told me I had been saved by Dustin Hoffman. It's unbelievable."
Hoffman, who has a home in Kensington, told doctors that the runner had been frothing at the mouth before staggering to a halt.
Paramedic Martin Macarthur, 45, recalled: "Dustin was fascinated. He seemed impressed we'd got this guy back so quickly.
"When we were carrying the patient into the ambulance, he walked up and said 'Great job, guys'. He really appreciated what had happened."
Watch Dustin Hoffman accepting his 'Best Actor' Oscar for Kramer vs Kramer below:
mr hoffman is a classy guy imagine what would have happend if someone famous futher down the celebrity chain had done that.they would have been doing all the media interviews under the sun to milk it for all it was worth.
May 9th 2012 at 12:24am
Didn't think it was possible, but Dustin Hoffman just became more awesome.
May 8th 2012 at 6:29pm
well done mr hoffman.
May 8th 2012 at 5:14pm
true class he didn't brag about doing something like most actors now days...one of the greats.
May 8th 2012 at 5:11pm
Accidental Hero.. :)
May 8th 2012 at 2:04pm