Quick-thinking staff and customers at an Annan pub have been praised for helping to save a man’s life. Thirty-eight-year-old Steven Lucas collapsed in the Blue Bell Inn on Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Customers and staff sprang into action to give emergency first aid while they waited for an ambulance to arrive. A defibrillator machine was rushed to the pub and used on Steven as he lay on the floor.
He was later taken to Dumfries Infirmary and is now well on the road to recovery. Steven’s dad John said: “We can’t thank everybody who was involved enough. Steven’s doing absolutely amazing considering four days ago he was on a ventilator. I’ve spoken to at least three different consultants and all the praise goes to the people at the Blue Bell and everyone who helped.
