A GLASTONBURY Festival goer who suffered a heart attack on site has thanked the medical volunteers for “saving my life”.

Chris Harbour was at Worthy Farm in Pilton on Monday, June 24, as staff geared up to welcome 200,000 people to the site.

At some point that day, he suffered a heart attack.

Luckily for Chris, volunteer doctors and medics from the Festival Medical Services (FMS) team were on hand to help.

Writing to FMS this week, Chris said: “Your swift response and expertise significantly minimized the potential damage to my heart.

“The ECG (Echocardiogram) you administered provided a clear reading of my heart function, confirming that I was indeed having a heart attack.

“The professionalism of your team was evident to all who witnessed it.

“Your thorough pre-op procedures, including inserting a cannula, administering Aspirin, and providing Glyceryl, ensured that the outside ambulance only needed to monitor me en route to Taunton Musgrove Park Hospital.”

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He said after a few days in hospital, he was even able to return to Glastonbury.

“I was able to return to the festival, taking extra precautions by walking slowly, drinking only tea, and eating well,” he added.

“Once again, thank you for saving my life.”

FMS said they would not comment further due to confidentiality, but called the note “truly moving”, adding, “our team really is the best”.

FMS is a charity that provides medical services at festivals across the UK, most famously at Glastonbury.

Based in Somerton, the group first attended Glastonbury in 1979, with more than 1,500 volunteers now providing medical expertise at events.

This year, before the festival, former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset Annie Maw scaled the Glastonbury Tor to raise money and awareness of FMS’ efforts.

Annie Maw, a patron of FMS, at the Glastonbury Tor