A man in his 50's suffered cardiac arrest.

Paramedics say a man is in stable condition after a distress call from the Ottawa International Airport.

A man in his 50's had to be resusitated after suffering cardiac arrest Tuesday morning.

In a tweet, paramedics say CPR was performed by an airport employee and defibrillation was done by airport fire crews and Ottawa police officers.

The man was transported to hospital in stable condition.