Goring man back in gym after his heart stopped for 40 mins

Rod Wood with sports manager Nathan Gillingham, maintenance technician Archie Morton and and general manager Mike Jones Photo by Eddie Mitchell

A MAN whose heart stopped beating for 40 minutes after he suffered a heart attack in a health club jacuzzi is back in training just months later.

Rod ‘Woody’ Wood, 52, of Bruce Avenue, in Goring, was winding down after a workout at David Lloyd, in Yeoman Road, Durrington, in February, when he lost consciousness and ‘swallow dived’ into the jacuzzi.

Staff at the health club reacted quickly, using CPR and a defibrillator to save his life.

For the full story, see the Worthing Herald, Thursday, May 15.