The family of a man who received life-saving CPR from an off-duty policeman at a Salford train station have thanked their “hero.”
Greater Manchester Police Chief Inspector Mike Parker administered CPR to Emanuel Michlowicz for 45 minutes at Salford Crescent train station on Friday, 6 June 2025.
Sadly, Emmanuel died 16 days later but his family expressed their gratitude for Mr Parker’s quick thinking and decisive life-saving action when they were united with the officer.
After meeting Mike for the first time, Emanuel’s wife, Claudia, said: “We had 16 days to spend with him because of him, he is our hero, an angel, so never in my life will I ever have the words to say thanks to Mike.”
While waiting for a train on his way home after work, Chief Inspector Michael Parker from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit spotted a man on the floor and was quickly alarmed by his condition.
Mike recognised that he was not breathing. His quick thinking and decisive action to perform CPR on the man proved to be a life-saving intervention.
He administered CPR, alone, for 10 minutes before the ambulance service arrived at the scene.
After their arrival, Mike continued chest compressions for a further 35 minutes to allow the medical staff to continue with other life-saving treatment.
While Emmanuel died 16 days later, without his actions, Wiktoria and Claudia, Emanuel’s daughter and wife, would not have been able to say their goodbyes.
On Thursday, 29 January 2026, Greater Manchester Police reunited Mike and Emanuel’s family at Greater Manchester Police Headquarters after Wiktoria and Claudia spent seven months trying to find him.
Emanuel’s daughter, Wiktoria said: “I have never lost anyone close to me, so to lose my dad at 16 was really difficult, being in the ICU and stuff like that, but if I would have got a phone call to say that my died had died at the platform, it would have been ten times worse.
“Thanks to Mike and his actions, we were able to have 16 days to process everything, try our best to save him. But as my mum said, I don’t really think I will ever have the words to say how much him doing what he did that day, means to us.
“What Mike did for our family restores our faith in humanity, there is a lot of bad in the world, but it is moments like that, that you know there are still good people in the world.”
Claudia added: “Emanuel really tried to come back to us but sadly he could not, but to have those two weeks, I am forever grateful for that, and I know he is not with us now, but I know he is up in heaven, smiling down at us now.”
Chief Inspector Mike Parker said: “I was devastated to learn about the passing of Emanuel, I only found out a few days ago after the story went out on 21 January.
“But to hear the family have been trying to get in touch with me was truly humbling. I know they hold me in high regard because of my actions that day, but I reiterate what I have said previously: I am not a hero; I was just the right person in the right place at the right time.
“I know anyone in my position, whether that be another off-duty cop or member of the public, would have done the same.
To meet Claudia and Wiktoria has been a real highlight of my career, sometimes you don’t see the other side of how it has affected someone’s family, but to play a part in them saying goodbye means a lot to me.”
