The wife of a man seriously injured when he was catapulted from a cherry picker has praised the “selfless” passerby who rushed to his aid.
Magnus Stove, 45, was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for emergency surgery to hip and pelvis injuries after the accident near Lerwick Town House.
Wife Nicola said he was “lucky to be alive” after the shocking accident.
And she has used social media to track down the Good Samaritan she believes saved him from a more serious fate.
Georgia Smith, 24, watched in horror as Mr Stove plummeted to the ground, and she then spoke to him and kept his head still while medical staff rushed to the scene.
“I had just got off the bus and was walking up past the play park when I saw it happen,” the Brae resident said.
“I was with him until the paramedics took him away in the ambulance.
“There were two other men there and a couple of officers but I was the one talking to him and keeping his head still while we waited for the ambulance.”
Mrs Stove, 39, who lives in Lerwick with her husband, said he was “catapulted out the basket to a great height, and hit the machine on the way back down”.
She started an appeal on Facebook to find the woman who helped and will be meeting her today.
She said: “Georgia is an amazing individual who acted selflessly without a second thought for herself.
“Her quick response, calm and collected actions in the chaos of the incident meant she took control and did a great job sharing essential information with the police and paramedic crews when they arrived, as well as providing effective immobilisation support to Magnus, reducing any further injury.
“We are very thankful for her quick actions and I’m looking forward to meeting her in person. Unfortunately we don’t always share good stories like this and it’s an amazing example of someone stepping up and helping. By stabilising him she has given him the best chance at recovery.”
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed a man had fallen from a vehicle on Monday and taken to hospital. He added that inquiries were ongoing.