UNT Dallas students save law professor's life

University of North Texas professor is thanking his students for saving his life. Their quick thinking helped the professor when he was suffering from a heart attack while teaching a class. Fox 4's Alex Boyer is in the newsroom with this story. Alex. Hey, Eden. You know, these law school students certainly got an unexpected lesson in life. Everyone played their part perfectly, saving their beloved professor. This is the last place Professor Michael Maslanka expected to interact with his students in a hospital room. But it's because of their quick actions that Professor Maslanka is alive. Thank you for coming. I can't tell you how much this means to me. And I turned to the class and I said, everything's kind of blurry. I don't think I can have class tonight. Last month, Maslenko was teaching a class at the UNT Dallas College of Law when he suddenly collapsed. And then, from what the class tells me, I collapsed and I hit the floor. Law student Daniela Sanchez is one of the students who jumped in to help. She called 911 and began to pray. I put my hand over him and I, Father God, in the name of Jesus, I declare healing. And victory over this body. Fellow classmate Matthew Melton, a Navy SEAL veteran started performing CPR. But once he went out, no more breathing, it was making the assessment that, okay, something needs to happen now. Melton did three rounds and got a reaction. When he came to the first time, it was very, it was a good feeling like, wow. Then he went back out immediately. It's like, By that time, paramedics arrived and rushed the 73-year-old professor to the hospital where doctors were able to stabilize him. Sir, are you awake and alert? UNT health physician Jeff Beeson said this is a perfect example of the importance of learning CPR. It's this easy to save a life. Did these students save the professor's life? Absolutely. Little did Professor Maslanka know at the time of the medical emergency that he'd manifest having Matthew Melton as a student at the very moment his life depended on it. In a video he posted about being a good lawyer over a decade ago. Take a listen. The Navy SEALs. They train constantly. They're always working and getting better. Now back in the classroom. You see those progressive cartels? He's formed a bond stronger than that of attorney-client privilege. And they were calm. Apparently, they were deliberate. And they thought like lawyers. And I was very proud of them. I was very proud of them. And Professor Maslanka was back in the classroom just two weeks later, and you know the other student who you heard from, Daniela Sanchez, she shared that she had recently lost her own father to a heart attack, so this was certainly a happy ending for everyone involved. Absolutely. I mean, those students deserve an A-plus for their quick thinking. So glad that professor is back to teaching again, too. Thanks so much, Alex.