Mini-Marathon runner reunites with nurse who saved his life

May 15, 2018

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon may be over, but a runner from the half-marathon has remained in the Indianapolis area days later.

He suffered a massive heart attack at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while running the course. Doctors said the only reason he’s alive is because of where it happened.

Jason Ronna, 47, said he was lucky so many people were around him when it happened; three people in particular. The Metropolis, Illinois, resident said it is a race he will never forget.

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