Groton — Members of the Groton Long Point Police Department helped resuscitate a 57-year-old man who collapsed on the West Shore Avenue Boardwalk on Thursday morning.

According to a news release, the department received a call that someone collapsed on the boardwalk and was not breathing.

Responding personnel determined on scene the man appeared to have been in cardiac arrest. They used an automatic external defibrillator, which the police department carries in every patrol vehicle, re-established a pulse and breathing before the man was transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London.

Members of the Groton Long Point Fire Department, Groton Town Police Department, Noank Fire Department, Mystic River Ambulance and Lawrence + Memorial Paramedics also responded to the scene.

In the release, the Groton Long Point Police Department commended the cooperation of bystanders and first responders and encouraged citizens to participate in CPR training through their local fire and police departments or the American Red Cross.