Neville Lobo, 62, who had gone to Bandra Gymkhana to play a game of tennis as usual on Thursday had a close brush with death after he collapsed while playing. He had no pulse for two to three minutes. If he is alive today, it is because of the quick thinking of  his co-player Merwyn Fernandes and the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) available at the gymkhana. Fernandes, a hockey player, administered a shock to him via the AED, bringing him back to life. 

Lobo, who has undergone angioplasty at the Holy Family Hospital and is currently recuperating there, had served as Merchant Navy Master for 33 years and used to enjoy his retirement by playing tennis. He was playing doubles against Fernandes and his friends around 8.15 am when he collapsed.