MAN THANKS SFD

Published On: Dec 07 2012 06:00:00 PM CST   Updated On: Dec 07 2012 10:43:20 PM CST

the first responders who saved his life today. tim peters... seen here shaking the hands with members of the shreveport fire department... suffered the masive heart attack after completing at the row boat races. he was treated on- scene by event paramecs and members of the s-f- d's own dragon boat team. peter says words can't express what their help means to him. "Everyone's efforts did more than save my physical life. They saved my emotional life, as well. It restored my faith in others. It restored my faith in myself and that life was worth living. What happend on that river and dock was no small matter. It was a miracle." s-f-d says... according to medical statistics... heart attack victims have a 90 percent higher chance of survival... if they receive treatment witin 60 seconds of arrest. the northwest louisiana veterans home in bossier city took time to