Teenager's quick thinking honoured
A TEENAGER who saved a man's life after finding him bleeding in an alley way has been honoured at an awards evening.
Hayden Essery, 16, was named the winner of Chipping Norton's annual Dave Haigh Awards which celebrate the outstanding achievements by young people to the community.
Hayden was recognised for his quick-thinking actions after finding a 23-year-old man with self inflicted wounds in Back Alley off the town's Hailey Road in January.
After finding the man Hayden alerted the emergency services and tried to stem the bleeding and applied first aid until they arrived.
He said: "I walked straight past and saw the man so I ran over to him. I did first aid and called an ambulance and the paramedics said they thought what I had done had saved him.
"I didn't expect to win the Dave Haigh award because I thought anyone would have done the same if it had happened to them. But I was quite overwhelmed."
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12 May 2008 4:54 PM
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