Morrisons manager saves woman's life after she stops breathing in supermarket toilets

A Morrisons manager saved a woman's life in a toilet cubicle after banging down the door and performing CPR on her. Nick Phillips rescued the woman at the Southport branch of the supermarket chain.

The 39-year-old had been alerted by a member of staff that something serious had happened, Liverpool Echo reports. A woman had reportedly locked herself in the toilets in an apparent attempt to take her own life. She was unresponsive.

Mr Phillips broke down the door to get to the woman. He performed emergency CPR on the woman and she began breathing again.

Both the police and ambulance services were called, and the woman was taken to hospital where she would receive further treatment.

As an ex-army and former prison officer, Mr Phillips knew exactly what to do. His previous training meant that he knew compact CPR, and he has a history of tending to people in need.

His wife, Catherine Phillips, said: “Because of his experience, his brain goes into this mode where he does exactly what he needs to do to get stuff done, I’ve never known anyone like him.

“He gets the job done, so when this happened, I don’t know who the girl is, but she couldn't have wished for anyone better to come and save her life.

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