Montreal family meets Good Samaritans who delivered life-saving CPR – CBC
‘You guys are superheroes for us,’ daughter tells 2 strangers who saved her father
May 28, 2025
Gloria Borrelli and her mother Francesca choked back tears as they took turns hugging and kissing Mikhael Esterez on the cheek, repeating the words “thank you” over and over again outside Montreal’s Sacré-Coeur hospital.
After more than a week of searching for the Good Samaritans who delivered life-saving CPR to Gloria’s dad, 87-year-old Sabato Borrelli, the mother and daughter finally met Esterez and another woman who played a key role that day, but who wanted to keep her identity private. Borrelli had collapsed after going into cardiac arrest while out on his daily walk on May 15 near Jarry Park.
“You guys are superheroes for us,” Gloria told them.
On Monday, the two strangers met Borrelli inside his hospital room where he continues to recover from the ordeal. He managed to wave and say thank you “many times,” he said.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-good-samaritans-cpr-1.7544959
