Fit dad, 44, reunites with saviours after shock post-workout heart attack
By Jake Kearnan

Queenslander Ben Ayres felt "a bit off" after finishing up at the gym. By the time he called a family friend for a lift to hospital, it was almost too late.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/heart-attack-survivor-reunites-with-lifesaving-paramedics/105725194

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