Players Use CPR and AED to Save Man After Pickleball Collapse at Tucson Park
A 72-year-old man collapsed during a pickleball game at Udall Park in Tucson. Other players, including medical professionals, used CPR and an AED to save his life.
Tucson, AZ, October 23, 2026 —
A 72-year-old man collapsed while playing pickleball at Udall Park in Tucson, where other players—including medical professionals—used cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an automated external defibrillator to save his life.
The available account does not provide the man’s name or say when the incident occurred. It also does not specify what prompted the collapse, how long the resuscitation efforts lasted, or whether the man received further treatment after the players intervened.
The players’ actions included CPR and use of an AED, a device identified in the account by its full name, an automated external defibrillator. The account does not say who administered each intervention or whether the medical professionals were acting in an official capacity.
Udall Park is identified as the location, and pickleball as the activity underway when the man collapsed. No further details were provided about the game, the people present, or how emergency services became involved, if they did.
The account says the players’ efforts saved the man’s life. It does not provide information about his condition afterward, any hospital stay, or his recovery. Further details about the incident, including its date and the identities of those involved, were not included in the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by KGUN 9 News Staff on www.kgun9.com, see more information here.
