Retired Long Island firefighter meets the good Samaritans who saved his life: 'I died at that time'
- Posted on June 1, 2026
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Retired Long Island firefighter meets the good Samaritans who saved his life: 'I died at that time'
It was a real heart stopper. A former Long Island volunteer firefighter got the chance Monday to publicly thank the good Samaritans who revived him from a nearly fatal cardiac arrest. Hauppauge resident Tommy Norchi, 69, had just delivered a fiery speech at a Suffolk County’s H. Lee Dennison Building in January, urging county lawmakers to rebuild a local dam before he sat down — and promptly blacked out. The Samaritans jumped in to bring him...
