Health & Fitness

Mashpee Man Trying To Find Doctor Who Helped Him During Medical Emergency On Flight To Boston

The man's daughters screamed for help and some flight attendants scrambled over -- as did a certain Good Samaritan.

(CBS Boston)

November 9, 2023

MASHPEE - Gary Shuman and his wife Beth enjoyed a grateful toast at their kitchen table in Mashpee Wednesday night -- amid one nagging question. "And what's bugging the daylights out of me," said Gary, "is that I don't have his name."

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That mystery began on a Monday morning flight back from Toronto -- where Gary and his daughters had celebrated his 70th birthday.

But roughly halfway to Boston -- Gary went from lightheaded -- to deep trouble. "I had lost consciousness," he said. "I was sweating profusely, and I was not responding to anything."

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