A man who suffered a cardiac arrest as he climbed Ben Nevis finally made it to the summit two years late as he returned with the stranger who saved his life. Courtney Ferguson, a physiotherapist, leapt to the aid of Trevor Botwood when she saw him collapse on the mountainside during a climb in August 2020.
The 27-year-old gave him chest compressions while waiting for the air ambulance to arrive and, thanks to her swift actions, Mr Botwood later made a full recovery. Two years on he decided he would attempt the climb again - alongside Ms Ferguson - to "move on and put the incident to bed".
Mr Botwood, 63, said: “Heading back up Ben Nevis with Courtney two years after she saved my life felt really special. If it wasn’t for her and her swift actions, I wouldn’t be here today.
