Strangers who helped each other reunite

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A man who had stopped to help a woman change a tire along a Wisconsin interstate before suffering cardiac arrest was reunited with the motorist who had a chance to quickly repay his kindness.

Victor Giesbrecht of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lost consciousness after driving away from the tire change on Interstate 94 in Dunn County Nov. 5. His wife, a passenger, was able to bring their pickup to a stop. Sara Berg and her cousin, Lisa Meier, both of Eau Claire, saw the truck on the side of the road and recognized it as the one belonging to the man who had just helped them. Berg jumped in the truck and began CPR.

Giebrecht had a chance to thank Berg and first responders Wednesday evening in his room at an Eau Claire hospital during an emotional reunion.