The South Jordan City Council on Jan. 7 recognized three people whose quick action and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) likely saved a shopper’s life at a Costco.

Fire Chief Chris Dawson introduced Medical Division Chief Mike Richards, who outlined the sequence of events: shortly after noon in September 2024, Marvin Batten collapsed near Costco’s exit. David Chatterton (a customer), Eileen Tanielu (Costco membership manager) and Jose Teddi Pesuata (Costco front‑end staff manager) performed CPR, retrieved the store AED and followed its prompts until South Jordan firefighters arrived. After two cycles and a delivered shock, fire crews found Mr. Batten with a pulse; he spoke with emergency personnel en route to the hospital and was discharged from the ICU on Oct. 1, 2024.

“After arrival of the South Jordan City fire department crews, they took over CPR ... they stopped CPR and checked for a pulse and found that Marvin had a pulse and that he was starting to breathe on his own,” Richards said. The city said its longstanding AED ordinance and community training programs support bystander responses to cardiac arrest.

Marvin Batten, who joined the meeting by video, thanked those who intervened: “Without the whole bunch of you, I wouldn't be here,” he said. Christine McSweeney, CEO of CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital, and representatives from Jordan Valley Hospital attended and praised the teamwork of bystanders and emergency responders.

The council presented community life‑saving awards to Eileen Tanielu, Jose Teddi Pesuata and David Chatterton and invited the assembly to applaud the “community heroes.” The council emphasized the city’s AED program and public CPR training as factors in the positive outcome.