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Lost Hiker Airlifted To Hospital Is Alive After His Heart Stopped: ‘He Was As Dead As Somebody Gets’

Eric Quintanar
Lost Hiker Airlifted To Hospital Is Alive After His Heart Stopped: ‘He Was As Dead As Somebody Gets’
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A hiker who was airlifted out of Mount Rainier National Park after getting stranded in “whiteout” conditions reportedly “died” for 45 minutes once he arrived at the hospital the following day.

According to The Seattle Times, Michael Knapinski, 45, arrived at the hospital on Sunday, unconscious but still with a pulse, after spending a night lost in the park. But shortly after arriving, Knapinski went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped.

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