Boy, 16, saves woman hit by car with kiss of life
A boy of 16 was described today as a "remarkable young man" by the woman whose life he saved with the kiss of life as she lay unconscious in the road.
Jamie Hemingway stepped in as a group of adults stood by unsure what to do when Sarah Hilcott, 28, was knocked down by a speeding car.
Using his first aid and lifeguard training he resuscitated her for five minutes after he narrowly escaped being struck by the same car in Bromley.
He said: "She was lying on the road and I realised I had to help. There were five or six people standing around but none knew what to do. I've had first aid training and I'm a lifeguard at the school's sports club so I just went into autopilot.
"I started giving her CPR but the whole time I was doing it I was scared she was going to die. I kept going for about five minutes and when she started breathing it was such a relief. It felt amazing. The paramedics told me she would have died if I hadn't done what I did."
Jamie, a sixth-form pupil at Trinity School in Croydon, saw Miss Hilcott being knocked down near Bromley South station.
He said: "The car was speeding along the road and I jumped out of the way. It hit my sports bag. The car clipped the woman walking behind me though."
Miss Hilcott, a financial adviser, said: "I fell unconscious and he came and gave me CPR until I started breathing again. He then put me into the recovery position.
"He also took care of my broken collar bone and leg. The paramedics were very impressed. I wish most boys his age were as kind and caring as him. Jamie is a remarkable young man."
Miss Hilcott, who is recovering at her parents' home in Newcastle, is planning to take Jamie for a meal at The Ritz to say thank you.
Jamie said: "She phoned me and it felt really good to hear that from her." He added: "My mum works as a nurse and my dad is a hospital manager — mum was proud of me and said helping people obviously runs in the family."
