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Hero Irvine teenager who learned CPR saves stranger's life during Glasgow Airport drama

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An Irvine teenager has been praised for his quick-thinking in performing CPR on a stranger which “undoubtedly saved his life”.

Ayrshire College student Elliot Hughes saved a man's life on January 9 at Glasgow Airport while returning home from a trip to London.

The 19-year-old noticed a group of people surrounding the individual who had collapsed. Initially thinking he had just fainted, Elliot raced into action when it became apparent things were much more critical.

He said: “I went over and there was a guy on the phone for an ambulance but he was saying, 'they're telling me to check his breathing, but I don't know how to do that'. "I was first aid trained through the army cadets, so I got down, checked his breathing and he was taking a breath maybe every 30 seconds.

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