Player dies after cardiac arrest

A footballer in his 20s has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match in Warwickshire.

Several people and an off-duty nurse at the Recreation Ground, Victoria Road, Nuneaton, carried out resuscitation techniques before ambulances arrived.

The player was taken to George Eliot Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

"The quick actions of those at the match (on Saturday) gave the man the best possible chance of survival," an ambulance service spokesman said.

Source:news.bbc.co.uk