A SIXTH form student has been hailed a hero after racing to the rescue of a gentleman - thought to have had a cardiac arrest.

Josh Townend, a year 13 pupil at Ysgol John Bright, was involved in saving the man's life on Sunday.

He was working in a shop in the Victoria Centre when a man in the shop opposite stopped breathing.

Ysgol John Bright posted on Facebook: "We are incredibly proud of our Year 13 student Josh Townend who has successfully completed his interview to become one of the youngest trainee Special Constables in North Wales.

"He was working in a shop in the Victoria Centre when a man in the shop opposite stopped breathing.

"He kept his calm whilst accessing and using a defibrillator on a recently retired deep-sea diver.

"The gentleman’s brother was so grateful to Josh he gave him his card and asked him to keep in touch.

"Today he contacted Josh to let him know the gentleman is now off the life support machine and we wish him a speedy recovery."

The school received a letter from a representative of Mostyn Estates congratulating Josh.

It stated: "I have been told by people who were present that Josh responded in an outstanding manner, and greatly assisted in the efforts to save the life of the person involved.

"I’m pleased to say that the person involved is responding well to treatment, and it is hopeful that they will make a full recovery.

"I wanted to write to express my gratitude for Josh’s actions, which are a credit to your school, and worthy of recognition."

Speaking about the incident over the weekend, a Welsh Ambulance Services spokesperson said: “We were called on Sunday (October 20, 2019) at about 2.30pm to reports of a medical emergency at the Victoria Centre in Llandudno.

"We responded with two emergency ambulances, a clinical team leader and were supported by Wales Air Ambulance, where one person was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital.”