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Jack Gallagher<\/p>\n“Just as we were about to arrive I heard this groaning noise behind me”Jack Gallagher<\/p>\n
When it comes to first dates, some can be more memorable than others. Often, they can stick in the mind for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n
Last week, the latest chapter in Jack Gallagher’s was truly unforgettable.<\/p>\n
He and his date, Florence, had shared a great brunch with her and they decided to continue the day. The pair jumped on a tram, in Manchester city centre<\/a>, heading for a tapas bar in Chorlton<\/a>.<\/p>\n That was when the drama began.<\/p>\n Jack, 24, who works at the newly opened Arc’teryx store, in New Cathedral Street, said: “It’s one of those things, where it’s not a big deal. But it was something that does not happen every day.<\/p>\n “I was on a first date. We had a great brunch and spent all morning together. Florence wasn’t really that hungry so I said I know a really good tapas bar in Chorlton.<\/p>\n “We got on the tram heading towards Chorlton. Just as we were about to arrive I heard this groaning noise behind me.<\/p>\n “I turned around and there was this guy behind me, standing up, twitching. It was clear that he was having a seizure. I could see that he was in spasm and tensed up. I knew he was about to fall, so I brought him down to the floor.<\/p>\n “I put him in the recovery position and told other passengers to call 999. I told the person I was with to put a timer on to record how long the convulsions were going on for because I knew the medics would want to know that.<\/p>\n “I was then making sure nothing was blocking the guy’s airways and he was breathing at all times. After a minute or two and A&E doctor who was on the tram chimed in and said ‘yes he’s fine’. It was clearly still in a bit of a seizure situation so we got the driver to stop the tram.<\/p>\n “Paramedics got on the tram at Chorlton and took over, helping him off. To be the person who had to act on the spot was really cool. But on Monday I went for a coffee, and the guy serving said ‘you’re the guy from the tram who saved that man having a seizure’. I was at a little place called Kiosk in Lapwing Lane in Didsbury<\/a>, where I live. That was really nice.<\/p>\n “At other places where I have worked, years ago, I did first aid training. It was in the back of my mind, this is what we have got to do – almost like a checklist. He had a seizure at Chorlton and we stayed on the tram, and stayed with him. We then got off and went for tapas. It was a date to remember. I hope I get a second one.”<\/p>\n Jack’s grandmother, Christine Martin, said of Jack: “He’s a wonderful boy. He has such a good heart. As he was looking after the man, he shouted if anyone on the tram had medical training. But an A&E worker told him ‘you are doing everything right’.<\/p>\n “Jack was more delighted about getting a free coffee at the cafe in Didsbury than anything.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Just as we were about to arrive I heard this groaning noise behind me”Jack Gallagher When it comes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,8832,393,4884,2465,26383,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-609225","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-chorlton","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-metrolink","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115654862713656440","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_JS389562461.jpg\")
“We had a great brunch and spent all morning together”<\/p>\n