AN Alvechurch woman is to attend a national heroes’ awards ceremony after saving her dad’s life when he had a sudden heart attack.

Adele Raiment used her first-aid skills to give her dad, Alan Grassby, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when he collapsed outside her home.

She worked on her dad until ambulance paramedics arrived and took him to hospital.

Medics later explained her quick, determined actions saved his life.

Mrs Raiment, aged 38, has now been nominated to attend the St John Ambulance’s Everyday Heroes awards with her dad in London this September.

Recalling the incident, Mrs Raiment said: “I don’t feel like a hero – I just did what anyone would have done to help their dad survive.

“I’m chuffed to be nominated, but dad’s the real hero, because of all the rehabilitation he’s been through and the recovery he’s made. He’s seen this as a second chance at life and looks after himself better now.”

Mrs Raiment, a tax advisor for international accountancy firm Mazars, acquired her first aid skills when she was a teenage lifeguard and followed this up with training when she worked at Boots.

Mr Grassby, aged 85, was already recovering from a serious heart attack when he collapsed outside his daughter’s home in 2014.

He said: “My doctors say Adele worked miracles and saved my life. I was dead in the middle of the road for over 20 minutes, but she didn’t stop.

“I’m very proud of her and it’s changed my outlook on life. I realised I had two choices – a world of walking frames and worsening health, or following the doctors’ instructions, exercising and getting better.

“I’ve now set myself the target of beating my mother, who was 96 when she died.”

Steve Hargreaves, St John Ambulance’s regional director, said: “Everyday Heroes is the very essence of what St John Ambulance is about – ordinary people doing extraordinary things through first aid.

“We believe that no one should suffer for a lack of first aid, and the actions of finalists like Adele prove that first aid really can be the difference between life and death.”