Dad 'died' for 10 minutes after becoming short of breath

Dad 'died' for 10 minutes after becoming short of breath View 4 Images

A man who "died for 10 minutes" after suffering a huge heart attack has been reunited with the doctors who 'brought him back to life'. Matthew Allick, 42, started feeling unwell at the end of August 2023, struggling with shortness of breath and swollen feet.

The dad-of-two from Romford was then rushed to hospital in an ambulance, where he collapsed following a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism. The actor and care line officer was declared clinically dead for several minutes and spent three days in a coma, which he says was like "a peaceful sleep".

Now, more than two years later, Matthew had the chance to return to Hammersmith Hospital and say thank you to the staff who brought him back to life. He said