State Sen. Tim Melson on Sunday told Alabama Daily News he should be home in a few days after suffering a cardiac arrest while in South Korea.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to Alabama,” Melson told ADN. “I’m very thankful for all the well wishes and prayers. The outpouring has been amazing.”

Melson, R-Florence, suffered the cardiac arrest while he was trying to recruit businesses and STEM teachers to Alabama.

It was reported that State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who was among the legislators on the trip, administered CPR to Melson.

Melson was elected to the state Senate in 2014. He is a retired anesthesiologist and a medical researcher.

He is perhaps best known at the State House for sponsoring the bill lawmakers passed in 2021 to legal medical marijuana in Alabama.