A scaffolder had an emotional reunion with the site team who saved his life when he suffered a cardiac arrest moments after arriving at work.

Justin Geary, 53, remembers getting to the site at The Croft in Burgess Hill ready to start work as normal, but said the day took a dramatic turn as he went to tie his boot lace.

His son, who was working alongside him as a scaffolder on the Charles Church development asked if he was OK but Justin could not respond and collapsed.

His son ran to the site office and raised the alarm. Site manager Josh Salo, assistant site managers Luke Gibbins and Josh Bailey and storeman Peter Coleman heard his calls and leapt into action.

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Justin was breathing when they arrived at the scene and they put him into the recovery position while an ambulance was called.

However, Justin then went into cardiac arrest, and the team called on their first aid training. While Josh Salo and Luke performed CPR, Peter got the site defibrillator and together they continued to work on Justin.

Justin came around before the ambulance arrived thanks to their actions. He was taken to hospital where he later underwent life-saving heart surgery.

Reunited with his colleagues, Justin said: “I don’t remember after bending down to tie my shoelace then I woke up very confused.

"I owe my life to the four of you, there are no two ways about it – I would not be here now if it wasn’t for what you did that day."