An Aberdeen woman has said she is lucky to be alive after collapsing during a charity obstacle race last weekend.
Jeanette Adams from Seaton was taking part in the Prime Four Beast Race in Banchory on Sunday when she collapsed.
The 47-year-old mother of one suffered a major heart attack part-way through the 10K obstacle race.
A doctor, who was in the crowd watching the race, ran to her aid and performed CPR for 30 minutes to try and revive her before she was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).
She said: “I made it to the 30th obstacle when I started to feel sick – I dropped dead.
“There was a doctor there waiting for his daughter who was racing and he saw me go down and knew it was a cardiac arrest.
“I was treated quickly – The Beast’s paramedics were on hand as well, the doctor did CPR for 30 minutes and got my heart going.
“For someone to spot me going down… I was really lucky – he was in the right place at the right time.”
Ms Adams was taking part in the event with a team of colleagues from Vroon Offshore Services to raise money for Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) which was a partner of the beast event.
She has no memory of the events between the moment she collapsed and when she woke up in hospital. She was released on Tuesday and is now recovering at home with the support of her sister Mandy, who said: “It really is an absolute miracle – all we can do it thank our lucky stars that Jeanette’s still here. We’re just so thankful and so grateful to the doctor who saved her life.”
Her daughter Jade Grieg, 25, was on holiday in Spain with her children Riley, 7, and Rhea, 3, when she heard about the heart attack, and flew back to Aberdeen to be by her mother’s side.
Talking about the race, Ms Adams said: “Taking part started off as a personal challenge, because no one thought I’d do it. Bit I really wanted to prove everyone wrong.
“Next year I’m going to walk over the finish line, instead of flying over it.”