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Mall Employee & Santa Claus Saves Woman

December 07, 2008

Santa the Saviour

Santa — a.k.a. Ken Mandeno — helped save a woman's life after she had a heart attack in the lobby of Hamilton Place after a Geritol Follies performance.

The retired steel worker was mingling with the audience after the show when the woman collapsed. Mandeno stepped in because he had just taken a first-aid course last month at the Glanford Curling Club, where he learned how to use the device.

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Beth Burley, who works with the Geritol Follies, was at the merchandise table in the lobby when she saw the woman fall to the ground. Burley was monitoring the woman’s heartbeat when Mandeno brought the defibrillator over.

"A lot went through my head before I pushed that button," said the retired Steel worker. “It wasn’t really scary, but it was like running into unknown territory."

"Imagine seeing Santa Claus come sweeping in to save the day," Burley said. "It was very Miracle on 34th Street."

Dunn, Burley and Mandeno continued to monitor the woman until paramedics showed up.

"I don’t feel I’m entitled to any glory," he said. "Hopefully the action I took saved her."