Shocking testimonies are coming to light about the final moments of Giorgos Mazonakis, who was found unresponsive at a clinic in Kolonaki on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 9, sending shockwaves of grief across the entire country. One of the paramedics who responded immediately to the scene spoke to Star, describing what he and his team witnessed when they arrived at Giorgos Mazonakis’s side.
The death of Giorgos Mazonakis: “He was pale” — what the paramedic who transported him to Elpis hospital says
According to the paramedic, two doctors were working at the clinic who kept their composure and followed all required procedures in caring for the singer. As the paramedic explained, they initially had no idea that the man they were trying to save was Giorgos Mazonakis. The singer’s identity only became known a few minutes later, by which point resuscitation efforts and oxygen administration had already begun.
The paramedic stated that the singer was immediately transferred to the ambulance, where resuscitation efforts continued all the way to the hospital. “Within the first one or two minutes, as we were gathering the patient history from the doctors at the clinic, we realized it was Giorgos Mazonakis. We didn’t know. That information hadn’t been relayed to us. The doctors told us. Because we were focused on jumping straight into the protocol and starting procedures — we didn’t look at his face. The doctors were calm and professional. They were quiet. They didn’t tell us much more. They said the man had come in for a treatment and that before it even began, he went into cardiac arrest, and that they had already started resuscitation efforts themselves,” paramedic Leonidas Sidiropoulos recounted.
When asked whether the beloved artist was conscious when they entered the clinic, the paramedic replied: “No, he was already in cardiac arrest. His color was what you’d expect — the color of someone in cardiac arrest. He was pale, clearly. His body wasn’t receiving oxygen. The team immediately began compressions and ventilations using our own equipment. We also administered oxygen. We decided it was best to move quickly and leave the scene. There was nothing more we could do for him at the clinic. The man had no signs of life — he was in cardiac arrest — but resuscitation efforts were ongoing the entire time. Those efforts continued inside the ambulance throughout the entire journey until we reached Elpis hospital“.
