A dad has finally conquered Ben Nevis alongside the woman who saved his life after he suffered a heart attack on his first attempt.
Trevor Botwood was climbing the mountain - the UK's highest - with his sister Irene Metcalfe in August 2020. But roughly halfway up he collapsed due to a heart attack - just when physiotherapist Courtney Ferguson was descending.
She performed CPR until emergency workers, who arrived by helicopter, took over. Bricklayer Trevor, 63, was then rushed to hospital, where he was fitted with three stents.Now, two years on and after making a full recovery, he has finally reached Nevis' peak.
And he was joined on the climb by Courtney - with the pair sharing a well-earned pint at the bottom.Trevor, from Bramley, Leeds said: "I always said I'm going back up that mountain one day."With the whole Covid thing, it put everything on hold, but it was a good thing really because last year I wouldn't have been ready, but this year I was.
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