A man from Netherton who was on a walk with his friend when a group of men were pulled from the sea on Crosby beach last week is now looking to get a defibrillator installed near the tragic incident.
Steven Calder was called into action when the group of five friends were rescued from the water last Tuesday evening (July 20).
The 37-year-old taxi driver helped perform CPR on student Hamza Mansoor, 22, but it wasn't enough to save him.
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Steven is now taking action to ensure what happened doesn't happen again.
He told the ECHO: "I've sent off an email to Sefton Council to pinpoint some things that are needed on the beach but I know what the council are like at the minute with Covid. It will take a while for them to get back to me and tell me what I will be able to. do."
Since Steven announced on Facebook he would be looking to raise money to get life saving equipment installed on Crosby beach, he has had dozens of people and business reach out in support, offering goods and services for a raffle.
He said: "I've had messages and feedback from local businesses and companies. I'm hoping to do some fundraising events like charity walks, hikes, anything like that to raise funds and awareness of how dangerous the beach can be."
Steven recalled the heartbreaking events of last week, after Hamza and his friends were swept out by a tide.
He said: "I was standing next to James [Pugh] who pulled Hamza [Mansoor] out the water. Straight away we could see he was in a really bad way and that he wasn't breathing.
"I started giving him CPR but I was only doing that for about four minutes before a qualified nurse ran over and took over from me. It was a scary experience. The five men that came out the sea, three needing CPR and only one defibrillator in the area. I'm trying to get more defibrillators down there and some first aid essentials as well.
"If we had access to the equipment I think we might have been able to resuscitate him. I'm trying to get things like that down there."
The actions have been labelled "heroic" across social media, with many beachgoers taking turns to give CPR to three of the men pulled from the sea.
Steven was quick to deny he is a hero. He told the ECHO: "I wouldn't call myself a hero, I think it was just what anyone else would have done. People did a lot more than me. There were three people getting resuscitated and everyone involved was amazing."
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