Georgia police officer revives runner after performing CPR for more than 10 minutes

A police officer in Georgia received praise for his life-saving actions to help revive a runner who suffered a cardiac emergency last weekend. The officer performed CPR for more than 10 minutes, officials said. 

The incident occurred Oct. 29 on a trail in Powder Springs, a city located just northwest of Atlanta. According to a Facebook post Thursday from the Powder Springs Police Department, a man "went down" and "stopped breathing" while running on the Silver Comet Trail. Other runners called 911 and began performing CPR, police said. 

One of the first responding officers, identified as Officer Yates, arrived and took CPR duties, police said.