Fan who saved man's life gets Wembley honour
Pippa Sharman, a Reading fan, will have a Wembley stand named in her honor for saving a man's life during a 2022 incident. She performed CPR on Luton fan David Norman after he suffered a cardiac arrest following a car crash. The recognition will take place during the English Football League play-off finals, attended by around 200,000 fans.
- ▪Pippa Sharman saved David Norman's life by performing CPR after he suffered a cardiac arrest in 2022.
- ▪A stand at Wembley will be temporarily named after Sharman during the EFL play-off finals.
- ▪The British Heart Foundation's campaign has led to over 520,000 people learning CPR through its online tool.
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