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TSA officer reunited with Oahu first responders who saved his life

Mark Gumabon, 57, a Transportation Security Administration officer, was reunited with the first responders and fellow TSA officers Wednesday who resuscitated him after he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in April.

By Craig T. Kojima

July 5, 2023

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Mark Gumabon, center, met with Honolulu firefighters, from left, Capt. Ryan Chong, David Shipman, Jensen Chang and Kea Dacanay on Wednesday. Gumabon, 57, a Transportation Security Administration officer, was reunited with the first responders and fellow TSA officers who resuscitated him after he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in April.
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EMS personnel Auggie Alvarez, Mike Hirata and Simone Ermel-Spies met with Mark Gumabon, center, and his son, Skye, second from right.
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Nanea Vasta, left, TSA federal security director, April Inano, TSA assistant federal security director, Shawn Loo, TSA transportation security officer, Michael Phillips, TSA transportation security officer, Mark Gumabon, Deputy Sheriff Marcus Shaver, Deputy Sheriff Peter Guerrero, Deputy Sheriff Troy Anthony Page and Lt. Bryan Marcel gathered on Wednesday.
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Mark Gumabon and wife, Gloria, met with those who helped save his life.
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Mark Gumabon, left, meets Deputy Sheriff Peter Guerrero, one of those who helped save his life.

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