Man saves fellow passenger's life on flight home from Gran Canaria

Man saves fellow passenger's life on flight home from Gran Canaria

Jon Thordarson was traveling back home from a holiday in Gran Canaria when fellow passenger Terry Potter collapsed from a cardiac arrest. A paramedic, Jon started CPR and gave six shocks with the plane’s defibrillator before 50-year-old Terry started showing signs of life. “I’ve spent the last seven years volunteering as part of Restart a … Read more

Teen who donated life savings to fellow six-year-old cancer sufferer he never met, has died

Teen who donated life savings to fellow six-year-old cancer sufferer he never met, has died

A teen who donated his life savings and raised over £60,000 for a fellow young cancer sufferer in the same town that he had never met before has died. Rhys Langford, 19, who had osteosarcoma, read about the story of six-year-old Jacob Jones – both from Ebbw Vale – and donated £1,000 towards the youngster’s … Read more