"Noel Williamson from Meath is encouraging others to get their hearts checked"
""I should be dead but it obviously wasn't my time," says Noel Williamson, a clean-living athlete who died for four minutes after suffering a heart attack on the running track."
"He has thanked members of St Andrew's AC in Ashbourne, Co Meath for coming to his aid and resuscitating him when his heart stopped."
Noel Williamson, from Meath, experienced a sudden heart attack while running and was clinically dead for four minutes before resuscitation. Clubmates from St Andrew's AC in Ashbourne, Co Meath performed immediate aid and brought his heart back. Williamson, who leads a healthy, athletic lifestyle, expresses gratitude toward the rescuers and emphasizes the unpredictability of cardiac events. He encourages others to obtain heart checks to identify possible risks early. The experience underscores that even fit individuals can suffer serious cardiac emergencies and that prompt bystander intervention with resuscitation can be lifesaving.
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