PEMBROKE, N.C., Oct. 2 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
For Mario Scott and Kevin Cousineau, morning break is usually a time to laugh, share
a snack and
catch up with co-workers.
But one recent morning, Cousineau was sitting at the table in UNC Pembroke's Facilities
shop,
eating watermelon, when he suddenly began choking. Within seconds, he was unconscious
- and Scott
was fighting to save the life of a man he considers a brother.
"I thought he was playing at first," Scott said. "But then he turned red. Then he
began falling
forward. He wasn't responsive."
Cousineau remembers laughing with Scott. Then everything went black. Scott tried to
catch him as
he fell, but Cousineau struck the leg...