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UK heart attack patient revived 12 times

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Ian Burston, whose heart was re-started 12 times, is reunited with the Welsh Ambulance Service staff who saved him. (Photo Barry & District News)

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BARRY, U.K. — A man whose heart was re-started 12 times has been reunited with the Welsh Ambulance Service staff who saved him.

Three ambulance staff fought for an hour to save 35-year-old builder Ian Burston after he suffered a massive heart attack at his girlfriend’s home.

The father of two from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, thanked them in person after they visited him during his recovery.

Full story: Paramedic: ’12 times is pretty incredible’