Quick-thinking ferry staff have been praised after they saved the life of a passenger who suffered a heart attack.
The unnamed man from York fell ill in his car while waiting to board a vessel to Mull at Oban.
His wife alerted staff in the terminal, who went to the 70-year-old’s aid.
The two clerks, Morag Boyd and Jenna MacPhail, realised he was having a heart attack and got him out of the car and into the recovery position.
Then Ms Boyd carried out cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, while her supervisor Alan MacPhail gave mouth-to-mouth.
Paramedics took the man to the local Lorn and Islands Hospital. He was transferred to specialist cardiac facilities in Glasgow, where he was described as in a critical condition.
Paramedics and nursing staff have separately commended the actions of Mr MacPhail and Ms Boyd, saying that their quick-thinking cool-headedness and expertise undoubtedly saved the man’s life.
That praise was echoed by CalMac’s port panager in Oban, Allison McDermott, who said: “First and foremost I and all my staff here are very pleased to know that the gentleman is making a good recovery.
“I could not be more proud of how our amazing staff here reacted to this difficult event – not only Alan and Morag, who were calm, professional and skilled under pressure, but other staff members including Jenna, who was part of the initial response and comforted the man’s wife during what was a very traumatic event, before accompanying her to the hospital.
“Both paramedics and nursing staff phoned to let me know that the rapid and correct response delivered by Alan and Morag most likely saved the man’s life.”
Medical staff have confirmed that the man, who is in his 70s and from York, has responded to treatment and is recovering well.