FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

Quick action by paramedics and workers at the Quinn Farm in Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot last Thursday is being credited for saving the life of a 29-year-old labourer who collapsed in a strawberry field of an apparent heart attack.

The dramatic event unfolded when employees working in the field with Tony Boyer witnessed him collapsing. The farm, located on Perrot Blvd., became the scene of a tense rescue effort as employees took turns performing CPR on Boyer while others called 911. Within minutes, fellow workers were able to regain a pulse using a defibrillator as first responders from Pincourt and Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot, along with a team from the Coopérative des techniciens ambulanciers de la Montérégie emergency rescue service, arrived on the scene.

Boyer was transported to a hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition.

The family, meanwhile, credited the quick thinking of Boyer’s co-workers, along with Quinn Farm being equipped with a defibrillator for saving the young man’s life.

“Thank you to the entire (Quinn) team because, thanks to you, I can still tell my son that I love him,” said Joceyline Pouliot. “I love you, Tony.”