VIDEO: Two weeks ago, 65-year-old Brad Holyoak's life changed.
"Just like that, as fast as snapping your fingers," Holyoak said. "I was dead and they brought me back to life, that's something I won't forget."
He went into cardiac arrest in his Spokane Valley home, falling unconscious into his bathtub face first. His wife called 911. One of the firefighters who responded to the call was Nick Pendergrass.
"He's very lucky to be alive," Pendergrass said. "They're not breathing, their heart's not pumping, we just go to do our job."
That overwhelming gratitude compelled Holyoak and his wife to pay the team at Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) station 10 a surprise visit late last week.
"I call my wife my angel, but these guys were angels too," Holyoak said.