Man recovers after heart stopped for 68 minutes

A husband who 'died' for 68 minutes after his heart stopped owes his life to his wife - who begged medics to try "one more time".

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Sue Davies, 62, was told her husband was dead - but asked doctors to give him one more chance. She had been making a cup of tea when she heard "strange noises" and found hubby Chris Hickey, 63, collapsed in the bedroom.

Having read a magazine about emergency response just the night before, she knew to ring 999 immediately and under their instruction opened the door and began CPR. Find out what happened next in the video above.

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