The Aston Villa fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during the Olympiacos match has left hospital

An Aston Villa fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during a European match has been released from hospital after eight days. Josh Moseley was all smiles as he posed for a picture outside the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham last night.

The 24-year-old would have lost his life had it not been for the quick actions of a trainee paramedic. Holte End season ticket holder Heidi Elliott gets in on the action as she leaps over several rows of seats during half-time in Villa Villa’s Europa Conference League semi-final first leg against Olympiacos on Thursday 2 May.

Heidi performed CPR as paramedics rushed to the scene. Fans were asked to vacate Lower Holte L2 Block as the public announcer said: “Supporters must vacate Lower Holte End L2 immediately.” Shortly after Heidi performed CPR and the patient was shocked, an ambulance returned between the Holte End and the Doug Ellis Stand to take him to hospital.

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Taking to X’s former Twitter last night, Josh’s dad Jason Moseley posted: “After one of the worst experiences a parent can go through, following the intervention of a list of wonderful people too long to mention , I get to post a photo of myself. boy leaving hospital 8 days after cardiac arrest Words will never be enough.”

In a post on May 5, he said: “Update on Josh – doing really well, waiting for surgery to have a mini defib fitted but still shouted at the TV today! We’ve also been in touch with Heidi, our guardian angel, and we’re arranging to meet, she’s more bloody amazing than anyone could ever know.”

The power of social media was able to identify Heidi, who she spoke to BBC WM radio about the incident. She said: “When I got to him, he was already in cardiac arrest. I immediately started CPR. There were a few fans encouraging me to get him into the recovery position, but I admitted it wasn’t necessary at the time.

“It was more important to start CPR. We knew the paramedics would be on the scene to start a defibrillator. To start with that CPR is very important. The defibrillator came and administered shocks to the patient and then the paramedics took over. When the professionals get there as such, continuous chest compressions was very important.Also, in the area where we were in the rescue press, it was more important to do CPR only, it is the most important part of it.

“I think the main thing I would take away from this whole experience is to encourage everyone to look at the British Heart Foundation. If people haven’t had the training, it’s a life-saving skill and you never know when you’re going to need to use it.”

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