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Pitman basketball player recovering following near fatal incident
Pitman basketball player
Pitmans Jake Zylstra (pictured with Judy Marable) nearly died during his first basketball practice of the season when his heart stopped. - photo by Photo Contributed
Pitman basketball player Jake Zylstra had a life-changing first practice of the 2016-17 season. During the Pitman Pride's first official practice back on Nov. 7, Zylstra went into cardiac arrest. Head coach Harvey Marable and his wife, Judy, kept the young athlete alive by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation until emergency crews arrived.