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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Williams

Asda customer's shop ends in manager rushing her to hospital

An Asda customer wants to find the "true heroes" who helped her after she collapsed in a Merseyside store.

The woman said she was in the Arrowe Park Superstore on Woodchurch Road on Monday when her she suddenly fell ill. Posting on Crimewatch Wirral she said three people who worked in Asda rushed to her aid and "saved her life".

The general manager of the store even rushed her to hospital. Another member of staff also waited with the woman at hospital until a member of her family arrived.

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The customer said the three employees were "angels sent from heaven" and she could not thank them enough.

Posting on Facebook, the customer said: "Not a crime but if anyone knows Paul, Dawn or the general manager who work in Woodchurch Asda, I would like to publicly thank them for saving my life yesterday. Angels sent from heaven, true heroes.

"Paul for helping me when I collapsed and getting me medical help, Dawn for coming with me to the hospital until my mum arrived, and to the general manager for running me down to Arrowe [Park Hospital] when the ambulance wait was 35 minutes.

"True god sends, cant thank them enough."

A spokesperson for Asda said thy were aware of the incident and congratulated their staff members for "going the extra mile".

They told the ECHO: "We are so proud of Paul, Dawn and Mark at our Arrowe Park store. By responding quickly and going the extra mile, they ensured that a customer who had become unwell received the medical attention they needed.”

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