A woman was taken to hospital
The Bridgewater Hall(Image: Manchester Evening News)
A Good Samaritan has been praised after she is said to have rushed to the aid of a fellow audience member who collapsed at the New Year’s Eve show at The Bridgewater Hall.
The iconic Manchester city centre venue hosted a show called ‘Love is in the Air’ last Wednesday (December 31), where soloist and leading West End performer Miranda Wilford was backed by the Bridgewater Hall Concert Orchestra.
However according to a witness, the show was halted when a woman in the audience collapsed. The Manchester Evening News understands she suffered a cardiac arrest.
An eyewitness said a coronary nurse who was also in the audience immediately sprang into action to help. It is understood CPR was started prior to the arrival of paramedics.
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) confirmed they were called to the venue on Lower Mosley Street at 8:11pm and that an ambulance, response vehicle and a number of senior paramedics all attended, along with the Helimed team who came by road. A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital.
The witness said the nurse had ‘saved her life.’ The show was halted for an hour before resuming, they added.
A spokesperson for the venue told the M.E.N: “We can confirm that a customer required medical assistance at the venue on New Year Eve.
“Emergency services attended, and the individual was transferred to hospital. As this is a medical matter, we cannot comment further.”