TWO security guards who got a national award for saving a man's life have been reunited with him thanks to a Chronicle appeal.
Meadows workers Danny Pitt, 26, and John Rutland, 55, who we spoke to last week about their Royal Humane Society resuscitation certificates, were disappointed that they never learned the identity of the man – or what happened to him after they helped save his life.
But this week, Philip Remon, 61, from North Springfield, got in touch to say thank you to the heroic pair, after our story finally revealed who saved him after he had a heart attack near Riverside Leisure Centre in Chelmsford last November.
"When I was in hospital loads of people came to see me and I didn't even know they had been there, then when I went to have a check-up last Thursday, one of the nurses gave me a bunch of cards – and theirs was in there," Mr Remon said.
"These two guys, what can you say to someone who has saved your life other than thank you? I spent some time in the forces, and was in Thailand when the Tsunami hit, so I have been on the other side of it, but to be saved is humbling.
"If this had happened in my house, that would have been the end of it. The doctor told me someone was really looking out for me, and now my heart has completely repaired."
Mr Rutland said the pair were pleased to know that Mr Ramon had recovered, and were hoping to meet him soon.
