'˜I owe you my life' - heart attack victim thanks quick-thinking police officers

On Saturday March 18 PCSO Gordon Thorpe and his colleague PCSO Carol Foulkesof the Halifax Neighbourhood Policing team were in Halifax town centre when they were informed about a collapsed man.

They rushed to the scene and identified found the man was unconscious and not breathing having suffered a heart attack.

Acting quickly they administered effective CPR whilst awaiting for paramedics who arrived within minutes.

Thanks to the actions of these fast thinking officers and paramedics, the man is now on the way to making a full recovery.

The Halifax NPT posted this photo of the meeting between PCSO Thorpe and Rodney, the man who he saved. at his home on Sunday.

The reunion was quite emotional with Rodney saying when he met CSO Thorpe: “I owe you my life. I cannot thank you enough.”