Overview
- Two fire-inspection officers began chest compressions when the 88-year-old suffered a full respiratory and cardiac arrest on Wednesday, 24 June, at the Viktualienmarkt.
- A First Responder fire vehicle arrived within minutes, applied a defibrillator and continued advanced measures until ambulance staff and an emergency doctor took over and transported her to a Munich clinic.
- Munich fire authorities reported the woman had regained circulation by the time paramedics arrived and was conscious in hospital about 24 hours after the arrest, with no further clinical details released.
- Bystanders helped on scene by fetching blankets from a nearby ice-cream shop and forming a privacy and sun shield while the two firefighters rotated compressions to keep the resuscitation effective.
- The incident underlines the value of early CPR and the city's First Responder system for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, and the cause of the collapse remains unclear though local coverage noted heat as a possible factor.