A hero teen Celtic fan saved the life of a fellow supporter who collapsed in the street while leaving Parkhead.
Shannon Lorenston had just watched her team defeat Motherwell 6-0 to claim the league title on May 14 last year when she noticed a crowd of people and a woman lying on the pavement.
Using knowledge she had gained on a first-aid course during lockdown, Shannon took control of the scene and immediately started performed life-saving CPR.
Speaking to Glasgow Live, Shannon said: "I started to walk home after football celebrations. I was walking past Queen Street Station when I saw a crowd of people so I went over and saw someone lying on the ground.
"Everyone else didn't really know what to do so I just checked if she was breathing and if she had a pulse but she didn't. So I started chest compressions and I handed the phone to the person next to me who phoned 999.
"A police woman came over and I was still doing chest compressions and then a rapid response team arrived."
Shannon has now been nominated for a Scottish First Aid Award for her heroic efforts and is hoping to become a paramedic.
Now aged 17, Shannon said: "I do a lot of first aid courses. I have autism so learning about first aid is my special thing and this is also why I study healthcare.
"I knew straight away that when she wasn't breathing this is what I had to do because I knew no one else around me knew what to do. When I was doing the chest compressions I felt as though no one was around me.
"I didn't feel any pressure, I was focussed on doing the chest compressions because I knew if I didn't do it, God knows what would have happened."
Once paramedics arrived on Ingram Street, Shannon got the train home to Grangemouth and called her parents to explain what had happened.
The hero said: "I was really hyper and phoned my mum and dad first. They couldn't believe it because not a lot of daughters tell their parents that they were saving someone's life.
"The next day it kind of sunk in. We tried to phone the police and find out a bit more about what happened.
"I didn't get a name of the person before I got on the train home. I don't really go anywhere with my friends much, I just go to the football because that is something I really love."
Shannon also said that without her knowledge of first-aid, the woman she helped may not be alive today, and that basic CPR training should be given to all young people to help save more lives.
The 17-year-old said: "It makes me feel proud that I was able to go out and save a life."
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