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Lieutenant Scott Erickson, of the PAPD, is among the officers who revived a 74-year-old man from Texas at Newark Airport on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (Staten Island Adavance/Mira Wassef)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Port Authority Police officers, including a lieutenant from Staten Island, revived a 74-year-old Texas man who went into cardiac arrest at Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday.

The Magnolia, Texas, man was found lying on the floor by the airport's terminal C baggage claim carousel, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Port Authority Police Department spokesman Joseph Pentangelo.

The man was unresponsive and did not have a pulse when an officer came in contact with him.

Officers took immediate action, performed chest compressions and used an AED, or defibrillator, on the man, Pentangelo said. He was shocked at least four times before he was able to breathe on his own.

Lt. Scott Erickson of West Brighton was among the Port Authority Police Department officials that responded to the call and said that the officers worked diligently for about 10 to 12 minutes before they were able to revive the man.

"At that point it was all hands on deck," said Erickson. "As a supervisor, I can't be more proud. They literally brought this guy back from the dead."

Other PAPD officials that took part in the rescue included officers Mark Zaleski, Thomas Small, Thomas Gannon, Victor Beltre and Sgt. Michael Church.

The man was taken to Newark Beth Israel Hospital, according to Pentangelo.

"As an officer, there's no greater feeling than saving a life," said Erickson.