Lifesaver’s skills heroically used to save young life

The evening of Thursday 12 December was like any normal evening for Tony Kershaw as he left to go home after a training session with Wantage Lifesaving Club.  

This quickly changed, however, after his wife called saying she had found a teenage girl unconscious nearby.  

Once Tony arrived at the scene, he saw that someone was already there and was calling 999. He assessed the situation and immediately put his lifesaving skills to good use, starting CPR as the young person was not breathing.  

The emergency was an incredible example of collective action to save a life, as a nurse who was walking by assisted him.  

A defibrillator was located and applied to the teenager, but this only advised further CPR, an action Tony maintained until the emergency services arrived.  

Thanks to Tony’s quick-thinking and valiant effort, when the police and ambulance crews did reach the scene, the girl was breathing unaided again.  

The paramedics assessed the teenager’s health, took her to the hospital, and thankfully the girl was reunited with her family that weekend.  

The Royal Life Saving Society UK is proud to recognise Tony’s hard work to save a life and highlights the importance of lifesaver training.  

Last Thursday, Wantage Lifesaving Club presented Tony with a certificate for his efforts.