Tom Lockyer: Luton Town captain thanks ‘hero’ medics who saved his life at Bournemouth

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer known as the medics who saved his life “heroes” as he returned to Bournemouth to thank them.

That match was deserted, and Lockyer attended Wednesday’s rearranged fixture and met the medics earlier than the sport.

“I got a little bit emotional,” Lockyer informed BBC Radio 5 Live.

“I am quite numb to the whole thing but being back here, I came into the tunnel area and saw the paramedics that saved my life.

“I recognised them immediately. What do you say in that state of affairs aside from ‘thanks’? They are heroes they usually saved my life.”

Lockyer shook the hands of the medics when he came on to the pitch before Wednesday’s Premier League match and received a standing ovation from both sets of fans who chanted his name.

Supporters also applauded in the 59th minute, which was when the defender collapsed in the original fixture.

“I hope that’s for the paramedics and never myself,” mentioned Lockyer previous to the sport.

“It goes to be emotional. When it occurred it was necessary for folks to see me doing nicely.

“A lot of that crowd that were there that day are here tonight so for them to see me walking around and doing well is important.”

Lockyer has not performed since his cardiac arrest, and has beforehand mentioned he was “technically dead” for practically three minutes.

He was hospitalised for 5 days and was subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Bournemouth followers raised greater than £2,000 to placed on 4 coaches for Luton followers to make the 240-mile spherical journey from Bedfordshire to the south coast for the rearranged recreation.