Tanya Leibel knew she was in trouble. 

Standing atop the steps of a popular Coquitlam, B.C. trail, the 66-year-old felt a massive pressure on her chest that shot down her left arm. 

She waved to her son-in-law, Chris, for help and sat on a rock. Then, she collapsed. 

Two days later, Leibel awoke in the hospital, stunned to see her family by her bedside.

Leibel’s doctor told her she had suffered a massive heart attack from a blockage in her coronary arteries. 

“It was a miracle I was alive with no brain damage,” she said.

There was a reason: the quick-thinking response of a nearby stranger who had performed CPR on her. 

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