Sudden cardiac arrest campaign helps find four at-risk teens

The family of a young man who died from a sudden cardiac arrest has helped identify four ‘at-risk’ teenagers after launching an awareness campaign.

Colin Callanan’s mother, Marie, said she is delighted the teens, who underwent screening at her late son’s former school, have now been referred for further cardiac screening.

“Rather than letting Colin’s death be another statistic, we said ‘let’s try and raise awareness of this huge problem — Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome’.”