A sweet birthday gesture for his wife almost killed a dad-of-three. Scott Lee, 30, was trying to put up a Happy Birthday banner for wife Paige when he slipped and put his foot through a pane of glass.
The freak accident severed his Achilles and cutting a main artery supplying blood to his leg. Neighbours said his scream in pain was so loud that they thought someone was being attacked. READ MORE:The Greater Manchester pub which could be the best in Britain Lee was unable to stop the bleeding and in his panic he hobbled down the road to look for help.
In an incredible stroke of luck a qualified nurse happened to pass by in her car and seeing him in distress stopped to help.
She placing one of his wife's dressing gowns tightly around his leg before relatives could take him to hospital. It was quite an introduction for Scott who had moved into the new house 24 hours earlier.
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