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A hero teen Celtic fan saved the life of a fellow supporter who collapsed in the street while leaving Parkhead. Shannon Lorenston had just watched her team defeat Motherwell 6-0 to claim the league title on May 14 last year when she noticed a crowd of people and a woman lying on the pavement.

Using knowledge she had gained on a first-aid course during lockdown, Shannon took control of the scene and immediately started performed life-saving CPR.

Speaking to Glasgow Live, Shannon said: "I started to walk home after football celebrations. I was walking past Queen Street Station when I saw a crowd of people so I went over and saw someone lying on the ground. "Everyone else didn't really know what to do so I just checked if she was breathing and if she had a pulse but she didn't.

So I started chest compressions and I handed the phone to the person next to me who phoned 999."A police woman came over and I was still doing chest compressions and then a rapid response team arrived."Shannon has now been nominated for a Scottish First Aid Award for her heroic efforts and is hoping to become a paramedic.Now aged 17, Shannon said: "I do a lot of first aid courses.

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